Formation of social capital in Central and Eastern Europe: Understanding the gap vis-à-vis developed countries

Jan Fidrmuc and Klarita Gërxhani

No wp766, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series from William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Abstract: Recent Eurobarometer survey data are used to document and explain the stock of social capital in 27 European countries. Social capital in Central and Eastern Europe – measured by civic participation and access to social networks – lags behind that in Western European countries. Using regression analysis of determinants of individual stock of social capital, we find that this gap persists when we account for individual characteristics and endowments of respondents but disappears completely after we control for aggregate measures of economic development and quality of institutions. Informal institutions such as prevalence of corruption appear particularly important.

Keywords: social capital; institutions; capitalism; transition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O17 O57 P37 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages
Date: 2005-04-01
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