Abstract
This paper studies social capital and households' participation in Rotating Labor Associations (ROLAs) in rural China. I employ both self-reported trust and the presence of village temple prior to 1949 as proxies for social capital. I find that households in communities with higher levels of social capital are more likely to participate in ROLAs, using household data collected from the Gansu province in China.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 243-253 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | China Economic Review |
Volume | 53 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Labor exchange
- Rotating labor associations
- Social capital
- Trust
- Village temples