Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/20382 
Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 1145
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper analyzes data for a random sample drawn from the Dutch population who reveal their propensity to invest and reward investments in building up social capital by means of an economic experiment. We find substantial heterogeneity in the propensity to invest and in the propensity to reward investments. In particular, we find strong evidence that the young, elderly, and low educated individuals invest relatively less, but are relatively more likely to reward investments in social capital. On the other hand, labor market participation, income, and religion do not have any significant impact on behavior in the experiment.
Subjects: 
social capital investments
experimental economics
representative samples
JEL: 
C10
C90
Z13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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