Trust and the accumulation of physical and human capital

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 507-519

  Dearmon, Jacob ^a   Grier, Robin ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Education; Human capital; Investment; Physical capital; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959920830     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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