Relational costs and the production of social capital: Evidence from carpooling

Economic Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 511, 2006, Pages 581-604

  Charles, Kerwin Kofi ^a   Kline, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 33645469333     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01093.x     Document Type: Article

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