A different look at Lenin's legacy: Social capital and risk taking in the Two Germanies

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 789-803

  Heineck, Guido ^a   Süssmuth, Bernd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

German unification; Political regimes; Risk attitudes; Social trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880803817     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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