ABSTRACT This paper studies the influence of individual social capital on the persistence of socioeconomic inequality. The set of social relations constitute a form of capital that provides the individual with a wide range of resources. Social capital interacts with other forms of capital, particularly with human capital, to enhance inequality. The overlapping-generations model proposed here focuses on the long-term investment processes in human and social capital. When these effects are considered, a society may end up divided into two groups. The first comprises people stuck in a trap of low intergenerational mobility resources. The second group includes people with increasing levels of education and social capital. Within the last group, income inequalities persist due to initial differences in social capital.

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持续的不平等和社会关系：代际模型

摘要 本文研究了个体社会资本对社会经济不平等持续存在的影响。一套社会关系构成了一种资本形式，为个人提供了广泛的资源。社会资本与其他形式的资本相互作用，尤其是与人力资本相互作用，从而加剧不平等。这里提出的重叠世代模型侧重于人力和社会资本的长期投资过程。当考虑到这些影响时，一个社会最终可能会分为两组。第一个包括陷入低代际流动资源陷阱的人们。第二组包括教育水平和社会资本不断提高的人。在最后一组中，由于社会资本的初始差异，收入不平等持续存在。