Can Social Capital Affect Subjective Poverty in Europe? An Empirical Analysis Based on a Generalized Ordered Logit Model

Guagnano, Giuseppina; Santarelli, Elisabetta; Santini, Isabella

doi:10.1007/s11205-015-1061-z

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“…The single parent in our sample, therefore, might benefit of the help of a network of relatives/informal network for childcare. The importance of such a form of social capital on SP perception is confirmed by the existing literature (see, for instance Guagnano et al 2016).…”

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confidence: 68%

“…Other levels in the answer are with difficulty, with some difficulty, fairly easily, easily, very easily. In general, this evaluation of the economic status will be influenced by both the current and the permanent income (Whelan and Maitre 2010), but also the social capital (Guagnano et al 2016) and social environment in which the household lives (Buttler 2013). This measure does not depend on a national or local threshold, although subjective evaluation will be influenced by social construction of necessary expenses.…”

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“…We also consider the subjective poverty (SP ) rate: its definition is based on a question about the ability of the household to make ends meet and thereby based on a subjective evaluation of the economic status made by the respondent. This evaluation will be influenced both by current and permanent income, but also by the social capital (Guagnano et al 2016) and the social environment. The SP rate can be useful to overcome some of the problems involved by the adoption of a single threshold for the at-risk-of poverty rate in countries characterized by a large economic divide (Mogstad et al 2007;Fabrizi et al 2008;Whelan and Maitre 2010).…”

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“…has their willingness to engage with government or to help the environment. This decline may not be without consequence: Two European studies have found that increased social capital can improve poor households' ability to make ends meet (Guagnano, Santarelli, & Santini, 2016), and that increased social capital is associated with increased levels of happiness (Rodríguez-Pose & von Berlepsch, 2014).…”

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“…Thus Temple and Johnson (1998) Next, we turn to the impact of social capital on well-being. To date, studies on this topic have focused on cross country evidence (Bartolini, Mikucka, & Sarracino, 2017;Bjørnskov, 2003;Pugno, 2009) as well as individual countries either developed (Guagnano, Santarelli, & Santini, 2016;Portela, Neira, & del Mar Salinas-Jiménez, 2013;Sarracino, 2014) or developing. The latter includes analysis on Pakistan (Ahmed, Sadaqat, & Bilgrami-Jaffery, 2014), Nigeria (Adepoju & Oni, 2012), and Vietnam (Turner & An Nguyen, 2005) while those specifically on rural areas have focused on Burkina Faso (Christian Grootaert, 1999), Tanzania (Narayan & Pritchett, 1997), and Indonesia (Christian Grootaert, 1999).…”

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This thesis investigates the nature and determinants of well-being with a focus on older adults. The study consists of three empirical papers, examining the effect from three perspectives: social capital, household traveling expenditure and income inequality. Well-being is measured using different aspects such as happiness, life satisfaction, and mental health. Research methods used include factor analysis, estimations by generalised least square and system generalized method of moments as well as hierarchical linear modeling. Using primary survey data, the first paper provides evidence that social capital is more (less) significant than income in improving subjective (objective) well-being, which calls for recalibration in the policy balance between targeting social capital and addressing poverty. Social capital affects well-being through different channels depending on whether it provides marketable or nonmarketable returns. For instance, renqing (gifts and money an individual can give by way of reciprocity towards receiving favours from others) and community integration in the form of social networks improve objective well-being. Social capital in the form of trust on the other hand boosts subjective well-being. Age too has different effects on subjective and objective well-being. While an older person is more satisfied with life, there is however a struggle in owning material things. The lack of correlation between subjective and objective well-being measures further complicates the policy debate. A robust approach to understanding and enhancing well-being in rural, remote areas should thus be an urgent priority in regional policy analyses.

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Can Social Capital Affect Subjective Poverty in Europe? An Empirical Analysis Based on a Generalized Ordered Logit Model

Abstract: In a previous exploratory analysis of the 2009 EU-SILC survey and the

Cited by 33 publications

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Assessing poverty persistence in households with children

Assessing poverty persistence in households with children

Beyond misinformation: Understanding and coping with the “post-truth” era.

Examining the well-being of the elderly in China

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