The concept of social capital has been inconsistently defined and described.[i] That should not be surprising, given that social capital is intangible and not easily measured. (The same is true of ...

As social media platforms continue to dominate people’s daily lives, the power of influencers and their ability to sway public opinion has become a highly valuable asset. But how does one accurately ...

Social capital, defined as the value derived from social networks, fosters cooperation and mutual benefit. It plays a crucial role in both personal and professional environments by building trust and ...

There have been several attempts to measure social capital—the value inhering in relationships—at an aggregate level, but researchers lack comprehensive individual-level social capital measures. Using ...

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Noam Angrist is in the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK, and at Youth Impact, Gaborone, Botswana. Read the paper: Social capital one: measurement and ...