Social capital and windfalls : empirical evidence
Georgellis, Y., Sessions, J. and Tsitsianis, N.
(2008)
Social capital and windfalls : empirical evidence.
Economics Letters, 99 (3).
pp. 521-525.
ISSN 0165-1765
We examine the correlates of windfall gains amongst a sample of British respondents. Our results suggest that such gains are not random, but are significantly related to a variety of individual characteristics and traits. In particular, proxies of social capital are significantly related to the probability of receiving a windfall.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Identification Number | 10.1016/j.econlet.2007.09.036 |
| Additional information | Original article can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01651765 Copyright Elsevier B.V. [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA] |
| Date Deposited | 15 May 2025 11:33 |
| Last Modified | 18 Feb 2026 19:51 |