Social capital and loan repayment performance in Southeast Asia

Thomas Dufhues, Gertrud Buchenrieder, neé Schrieder, Hoang Dinh Quoc and Nuchanata Munkung

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2011, vol. 40, issue 5, 679-691

Abstract: This paper analyses the effects of different forms of social capital on credit repayment behaviour. In the context of development economics an innovative data collection approach is used that originates from the field of sociology. A personal network survey is carried out to measure the individual social capital of borrowers. We distinguish four social capital variables between the respondent and his/her network members according to tie strength (bonding/bridging) and social distance (bondinglink/bridginglink). The effects of social capital vary according to socio-cultural context. For instance, in Thailand bonding and in Vietnam bridginglink social capital has a positive effect on loan repayment.

Keywords: Southeast Asia; Rural finance; Loan repayment performance; Social capital; Personal networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2011.05.007

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