Does Public Investment Contribute to Increasing Institutional and Interpersonal Trust?: Place-Based Policies for Sports and Cultural Activities in Cali, Colombia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina María Martínez ◽  
Juan Tomás Sayago
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Difference In Difference ◽  
Difference Model ◽  
Organized Sport ◽  
Sport Policy ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

This paper studies the effect of two place-based policies implemented in Cali, Colombia on social capital and trust. We use the CaliBRANDO survey to account for institutional and interpersonal trust, matching neighborhood of residence and where policies are applied. We set up a difference-in-difference model to estimate the impact of the policies on the indexes that measure trust. We nd that the organized sport policy improves institutional trust by about 4%. Our results are significant for soccer and basketball and not significant for futsal and other activities. The evidence does not support an effect of nightlights on trust.

Effect of Urban Rail Transit Lines Linking the New Towns on Land Value Uplift in the Megacity Based on Difference-in-Difference Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 2674 (11) ◽  
pp. 317-328
Author(s):  
Junfang Li ◽  
Zhigang Liu ◽  
Jie Yu ◽  
Hua Hu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Land Value ◽  
Difference In Difference ◽  
Difference Model ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
New Towns ◽  
Business District ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

There already exist some rail transit lines linking the new towns to the center business district (LTC) in megacities. However, few lines between the new towns (LTT) exist. The paper examines whether, when, and how LTT cause land value uplift with LTC as the benchmark, which in turn can be used for feasibility analysis for value capture financing for the implementation of LTT. Evaluate the value in catchment and control area over time to confirm uplift. Difference-in-difference model (DID) is used to analyze when and how LTT raise the uplift. In the case study of Tokyo, DID estimators show the following homogenous results: firstly, the implicit land value (ILV) of LTT is all lower than LTC except that related to time saving to the center business district (CBD) in the announcement period, implying LTT are expected significantly to link to CBD then; secondly, ILV goes down over time sharply for LTT than LTC, implying the impact of LTT on the uplift is less sustainable than that of LTC; thirdly, sustainability of ILV as to time saving to the capital of the new town is more than that to CBD for LTT; lastly, ILV in the announcement period presents significantly distance-decay performance for both lines. Heterogeneity among the stations is detected for both lines; for LTT, the impact of proximity to the huge interchange station on land value uplift is slight. These results provide an evidence base for policy-makers to quantify the potential to raise financial funding for LTT.

SOCIAL CAPITAL AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION: IMMIGRANTS FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION IN ISRAEL

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daphna Canetti-Nisim ◽  
Ami Pedahzur ◽  
Yael Yishai
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Political Variables

This paper examines trust and exclusion. Data were collected from 505 Israeli respondents by telephone. Whereas findings show that the influence of social and political variables on both forms of exclusion varied, that of social capital remained constant and substantial. Interpersonal trust was a better predictor of group exclusion, whereas institutional trust was a better predictor of individual exclusion.

The Impact of Social Capital on Volunteering and Giving: Evidence From Urban China

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1201-1222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongsheng Wu ◽  
Rong Zhao ◽  
Xiulan Zhang ◽  
Fengqin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Complex Relationship ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Heckman Selection Model ◽  
Data Set ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Heckman Selection

The impact of social capital on philanthropy has been studied extensively, but existing research fails to measure social capital consistently and completely. Using a representative data set from the 2013 Survey on Philanthropic Behaviors of Urban Citizens in China, this study first expanded existing social capital measurements to be more comprehensive, consisting of civic networks, norms of reciprocity, institutional trust, acquaintance trust, and stranger trust. Tobit regression and Heckman selection model were then used to explore the impact of social capital on philanthropy in China. Regression analyses indicate that civic network, norms of reciprocity, institutional trust, and stranger trust are positively associated with both volunteering and giving in the Chinese context. In addition, acquaintance trust is negatively correlated with giving, but has no significant association with volunteering. These findings provide insights to better understanding the complex relationship between social capital and philanthropy, especially in non-Western contexts.

scholarly journals A Study on Airbnb’s Trust Mechanism and the Effects of Cultural Values—Based on a Survey of Chinese Consumers

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Wu ◽  
Jiabin Shen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

A sharing economy is developing rapidly worldwide, especially in China. Trust has been considered as a crucial factor in facilitating the practice of the short-term rental business, where hosts and renters are strangers. However, not only has the inherent trust-building mechanism of this newly emerged business model not been fully explored, but how cultural values affect the trust-building path also remains unknown. This study proposes a model of the trust-building mechanism in the sharing economy platforms, with three central modes—institutional trust, product trust, and interpersonal trust—and introduces national cultural values dimensions at the individual level as moderators to explore the impact on the inherent mechanism of trust-building on Airbnb. The data collected from 210 Chinese Airbnb consumers by survey provides support for the proposed structural equation model. The results show that institutional trust has a positive influence on product trust and interpersonal trust, and that product trust has a positive influence on interpersonal trust as well. For the moderating effect of cultural values, the relationship between the institutional trust and product trust is regulated by power distance (PDI), individualism (IDV), uncertainty avoidance (UAI), and long-term orientation (LTO), while the relationship between product trust and interpersonal trust is regulated by PDI, IDV, and UAI. This paper indicates that in order to foster trust in the sharing economy, practitioners should enhance institutional trust, product trust, and interpersonal trust synchronously, as these three modes of trust are positively inter-related; they must also be sensitive to local cultural value dispositions when conduct sharing business internationally.

The Impact of Social Capital and Institutional Trust on Attitudes Towards Innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-24
Author(s):  
Asiya Bakhtigaraeva ◽  
Viktor Bryzgalin
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Specific Technology

The article examines the impact of social capital and institutional trust on attitudes towards innovation. On a sample of 6077 respondents representing 10 Russian regions, it was found that social capital and institutional trust positively influence the attitude towards technologies in general. The analysis of a specific technology (automated judicial systems) showed that the relationship can also be reversed: the lower the social capital, the more positively the respondents refer to the introduction of new technology. These results may indicate that in conditions of poor institutional environment and in spheres that require high interpersonal and institutional trust, technologies allowing people to go to depersonalized relationships may be accepted, despite the negative attitude towards technologies in general. The findings allow us to take a fresh look at the prospects of introducing breakthrough technologies depending on the socio-cultural and institutional environment and contribute to the development of research on the impact of socio-cultural factors on the economy.

The Relationships Among Social Capital, Health Promotion, and Job Satisfaction at Hospitals in Taiwan

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 1201-1211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-Ting Huang ◽  
Chung-Hung Tsai ◽  
Chia-Fen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

In a working environment that is high-risk, knowledge-intensive, extremely stressful, and competitive, medical institutions have increasingly come to value the concepts of social capital and health promotion. In this study conducted at hospitals in Taiwan, we explored the relationships among social capital (institutional trust and interpersonal trust), health promotion, and job satisfaction. We found that institutional trust had a significantly positive effect on both interpersonal trust and health promotion. In addition, institutional trust, interpersonal trust, and health promotion had significantly positive effects on job satisfaction. Furthermore, in descending order, institutional trust, health promotion, and interpersonal trust, all substantially affected job satisfaction. Therefore, we concluded that Taiwanese hospitals should reinforce both social capital, and health promotion programs to improve job satisfaction.

Social capital as a source of happiness: evidence from a cross-country analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-179
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tariq Majeed ◽  
Isma Samreen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Data Series ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Generalized Trust ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Average Happiness ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of social capital on happiness. The previous literature generally measures social capital using “generalized trust”, which is a narrow dimension of social capital. In this study, social capital is measured as a multidimensional concept consisting of generalized trust, institutional trust and trust on family, neighborhood and strangers.Design/methodology/approachThis study explores the relationship between social capital and average happiness using a panel data of 89 countries from 1980 to 2017. The empirical analysis is done by employing pooled OLS (POLS), fixed effects method (FEM), random effects method (REM) and system generalized method of moments.FindingsThe findings demonstrate that all measures of social capital are positively associated with happiness while comparatively institutional trust and generalized trust appear more significant for happiness. The findings are robust to different robustness checks. The findings document the importance of social capital for average happiness.Research limitations/implicationsThe research has certain limitations. First, the objective of study was to cover global sample of countries, however, the data series were not available for all countries. Second, the empirical is restricted to global evidence instead of exploring separate estimates for developed and developing world.Originality/valueThe findings document the importance of social capital for average happiness. The awareness of the importance of social capital needs to be increased. Government can develop such organizations or institutions that are conducive for social capital development.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Livestock Friendly Designation on the Nebraska Cattle Industry: A Difference-in-Difference with Staggered Treatment Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Sunil P. Dhoubhadel ◽  
Azzeddine Azzam
Keyword(s):  
Causal Effect ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Difference In Difference ◽  
Difference Model ◽  
Livestock Industry ◽  
Cattle Industry ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
Effect Difference ◽  
Treatment Analysis ◽  
The Impact

Abstract In 2003, the Nebraska Legislature enacted the Livestock Friendly County designation program to promote the livestock industry in the state. Forty-nine of the state’s 93 counties received the designation at staggered years. Our paper estimates the causal effect of the program on the state’s cattle industry using a fixed effect difference-in-difference model that accounts for self-selection and staggered designation. Results indicate that the program does not appear to have a statewide effect on livestock expansion, but it is effective in some crop reporting districts. We offer some hypotheses on why this may be the case and draw some policy implications.

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