Social capital and windfalls: Empirical evidence

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 99
Issue: 3
Pages: 521-525

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We examine the correlates of windfall gains amongst a sample of British respondents. Our results suggest that such gains are not random, but are significantly related to a variety of individual characteristics and traits. In particular, proxies of social capital are significantly related to the probability of receiving a windfall.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:99:y:2008:i:3:p:521-525
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25