Abstract

SANTIAGO PULIDO, Juan Manuel. COHESIÓN SOCIAL, CAPITAL SOCIAL, CONEXIONES SOCIALES Y REPAGO EN PRÉSTAMOS GRUPALES: REVISIÓN DE LA EVIDENCIA RECIENTE. Cuad. Econ. [online]. 2012, vol.31, n.58, pp.173-194. ISSN 0121-4772.

Inside Group Lending, Social Cohesion (and/or Social Capital) is a positive factor for repayment rates. But recent research on Social Cohesion and repayment has found empirical evidence that states this relation is not positive. The present article intends to provide a critical review of such research. As conclusion, when social cohesion is understood in different ways (as social capital and/or social connections), measured by different variables, then it may permit (or not) the arising of group lending, and, evolve to hold it.

Keywords : social cohesion; social capital; group lending; social networks economics; experimental economics.

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