Abstract
We compare the effect of trust and civic participation on self-assessed health
across ten European countries. We find that, after controlling for a rich set of
socio-economic characteristics, for actual health status and for health-related
behaviours, trust has a significantly positive effect on perceived health in Sweden
and in Germany, but none in the other countries. Civic participation does have a
positive and quite similar effect in all countries. Our conclusion is that they
measure two different aspects of social capital that must be treated separately.
across ten European countries. We find that, after controlling for a rich set of
socio-economic characteristics, for actual health status and for health-related
behaviours, trust has a significantly positive effect on perceived health in Sweden
and in Germany, but none in the other countries. Civic participation does have a
positive and quite similar effect in all countries. Our conclusion is that they
measure two different aspects of social capital that must be treated separately.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Utrecht |
| Publisher | UU USE Tjalling C. Koopmans Research Institute |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2009 |
Publication series
| Name | Discussion Paper Series / Tjalling C. Koopmans Research Institute |
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| No. | 04 |
| Volume | 09 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2666-8238 |
Keywords
- Panel Data
- Wage Distribution
- Inequality
- Mobility