Economic inequality might influence subjective well-being through psychological processes
such as status competition and social distance. However, evidence for this claim is mixed. In …

Does ethnic diversity erode social trust? Continued immigration and corresponding growing
ethnic diversity have prompted this essential question for modern societies, but few clear …

This article argues that a common pattern and set of dynamics characterizes severe political
and societal polarization in different contexts around the world, with pernicious …

A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that
culture matters for a variety of economic outcomes. This paper focuses on one specific …

We find that firms headquartered in US counties with higher levels of social capital incur
lower bank loan spreads. This finding is robust to using organ donation as an alternative …

We find that social capital, as captured by secular norms and social networks surrounding
corporate headquarters, is negatively associated with levels of CEO compensation. This …

We investigate whether the levels of social capital in US counties, as captured by strength of
civic norms and density of social networks in the counties, are systematically related to tax …

En este trabajo, se revisa la bibliografía vinculada a los temas de pobreza, desigualdad y
brechas estructurales en América Latina y el Caribe para fundamentar conceptualmente e …

Recent years have seen a sharp increase in empirical studies on the constrict claim: the
hypothesized detrimental effect of ethnic diversity on most if not all aspects of social …

Why do some countries fall apart, often along their ethnic fault lines, while others have held
together over decades and centuries, despite governing an equally diverse population …