Chapter 1: Introduction to the Economics of Social Capital and Health

Sherman Folland and Lorenzo Rocco

Chapter 1 in The Economics of Social Capital and Health:A Conceptual and Empirical Roadmap, 2014, pp 1-7 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Research on social capital strongly suggests that social interaction benefits society substantially. Its association with good health has attracted health economists to explore how this relationship arises and to develop econometric tests of social capital effects. The present book explores how and what health economists can contribute to this multidisciplinary undertaking. Our efforts are meant to complement what has gone before in the fields of economics, sociology, epidemiology, and others…

Keywords: Social Capital; Health and Social Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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