【摘要】 传统理论强调物质资本、人力资本和技术等因素在经济增长中的重要作用。通过对社会资本、人力资本与经济增长之间关系进行考察,本文证实了社会资本对一个国家和地区经济增长的重要作用。同时,社会资本与人力资本是密切联系和彼此依存的。本文发现,人力资本对经济增长的促进作用是通过社会资本来实现的。较高的受教育水平可以为不同层次的人们提供非正式的接触平台,有助于建立相互合作和互惠的机制,通过提高整体社会信任水平和社会资本积累,推动经济增长。本研究对于整合社会资源,为经济现代化营造良好的生态环境,具有积极的现实意义。更多还原

【Abstract】 This paper investigates social trust across our country and its impact on the economic growth. Empirical Studies show that social trust promotes economic growth significantly. Economic growth increases 4. 7 percent for every1 unit increase in social trust after controlling for other variables,such as saving rate,population growth and openness.Human capital and social capital are inter-dependent and intrinsically related to each other. The increase in the education level not only raises human capital accumulation but also raises social capital accumulation. Furthermore,social trust is a possible channel through which human capital impacts on economic growth. Human capital accumulation is conducive to the rise of social trust levels and the enhancement of social cohesion through gradual improvement of social norms and social networks,thus it helps to promote economic growth.更多还原