This paper studies demographic variation in social capital investment. A specific focus is the effect of income on social capital. Findings show that once the endogeneity of income is accounted for, it does not seem to have an independent effect on social capital investment.

This paper attempts to address the question of what might constitute sustainable development within the context of planning for a project that involves nonrenewable resource extraction, and hence is likely to have irreversible environmental impacts. The study will explore the ways in which the mineral sector is attempting to redefine itself through consultative initiatives. What are the key ele...

Online P2P lending marketplaces match individual lenders and borrowers for unsecured loans via real-time auction without financial institutions as an intermediary. This paper aims to build up a theoretical framework from the perspectives of informational social influence and herding behavior to explain how individual investors’ participation of online financial community influence their credit ...

This paper describes the multi-pillar social security reform strategy that many countries have been adopting in recent years. This strategy includes a public pillar that provides a social safety net, a privately managed funded pillar that handles peoples' mandatory retirement savings, and a voluntary pillar for people who want more consumption in old age. The basic rationale is that relying to ...

purpose: the rural master plan is one of the most fundamental measures implemented in iran. considering the implementation trend of these plans, their assessment is essential for rural improvement planning. the purpose of this study is to assess the physical, economic and social effects of the master plan in neyshabour county. methodology: this study is an applied study. the research method emp...