On May 4, AEI’s Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility (COSM) hosted the launch of “The Social Breakdown,” a new research series dedicated to the study of social capital. The morning began with a ...

The original article, which was published in November 2019, was updated by Dr. Rick Mask in collaboration with Gina Neugebauer. Social capital is not a new term. In fact, it has been examined by many ...

Social capital is an old concept but it entered into academic and policy debates only in 1990s. Its importance in explaining economic and social phenomena have been increasingly felt in recent years.

The American workplace generates social capital. More than half of Americans have met a close friend at work or their spouse’s workplace. College-educated Americans are much more likely than those ...

Sometimes, it’s not what you know but who you know—a saying that has withstood the test of time and still rings true today. Discerning entrepreneurs know their success would not have materialized ...