Individual social capital and access to formal credit in Thailand

Thomas Dufhues, Gertrud Buchenrieder, neé Schrieder and Nuchanata Munkung

No 123401, 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil from International Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: This study shows how different forms of individual social capital affect access to formal credit in rural Thailand. In the context of agriculture economics, an innovative data collection approach is used that originates from the field of sociology (personal network survey). We measure social capital according to: 1. the tie strength between the respondent and the personal network member (bonding/bridging); and 2. the social distance between the respondent and the personal network member (linking). Strong ties (bonding) in combination with access to socially distant network members (linking) reduce the chances of being access-constrained.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.123401

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