A tale of an unwanted outcome: Transfers and local endowments of trust and cooperation

作者：Accetturo Antonio^*; de Blasio Guido; Ricci Lorenzo

来源：Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 102: 74-89.

DOI：10.1016/j.jebo.2014.03.015

• Social capital
• Political economy
• Regional transfers

Transfers can do good: however, they can also result in massive failures. This paper presents a model that highlights the ambiguous nature of the impact of transfers on local endowments of social capital. It then describes an empirical investigation that illustrates that the receipt of EU structural funds causes a deterioration of the endowments of trust and cooperation in the subsidized regions.

• 出版日期2014-6