How do neighbors influence investment in social capital?: Homeownership and length of residence

Eiji Yamamura ()

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: This paper explores how the circumstances of where a person resides is related to the degree of their investment in social capital using individual data from Japan. Controlling for unobserved area-specific fixed effects and various individual characteristics, I found; (1) Not only that homeownership and length of residence are positively related to investment in social capital, but also that rates of homeowners and long-time residents in a locality increase in individual’s investments in social capital. (2) The effects of local neighborhood homeownership and local length of residence are distinctly larger than that of an individual’s.

Keywords: Social Capital; homeownership; length of residence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D71 R11 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-05-11
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Journal Article: How Do Neighbors Influence Investment in Social Capital? Homeownership and Length of Residence (2011)
Working Paper: How do neighbors influence investment in social capital?: Homeownership and length of residence (2010)
Working Paper: How do neighbors influence investment in social capital?: Homeownership and length of residence (2010)
Working Paper: How do neighbors influence investment in social capital?: Homeownership and length of residence (2009)
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