The consequences of persistent inequality on social capital : a municipal-level analysis of blood donation data
Abstract
This letter advances the hypothesis that persistent inequality affects cultural traits and undermines social capital. We use blood donation data at the local level in Southern Spain to document that, indeed, persistent inequality –as measured by land inequality– negatively affects blood donation, which indicates that it harms social capital. This evidence sheds new light into the debates on the consequences of inequality and the determinants of culture.
Citation
Oto-Peralías , D & Romero-Ávila , D 2017 , ' The consequences of persistent inequality on social capital : a municipal-level analysis of blood donation data ' , Economics Letters , vol. 151 , pp. 53-57 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.11.037
Publication
Economics Letters
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0165-1765Type
Journal article
Description
Financial support by the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland and the Spanish Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness through grant ECO2012-35430 is gratefully acknowledged.Collections
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