Using a 10-year (2006-15) regional dataset on hospital discharges, we estimate the determinants of Italian regional outflow rates while also including three proxies for social capital: the quality of friendships, the involvement in social activities and the ratio of blood donors to the population. We find a significant push effect from the lack of social capital intended as generalized expectation of cooperative behaviour (proxied by blood donors); this does not hold true for the other two proxies of social capital. The lack of a cultural context where norms of reciprocity matter may reduce regions' ability to retain their patients.
Ciarrapico, A., Cosci, S., Mirra, L. (2022). Social capital and patients' mobility in Italy. REGIONAL STUDIES, 1-13 [10.1080/00343404.2022.2110225].
Social capital and patients' mobility in Italy
Ciarrapico, AM;Mirra, L
2022-01-01
Abstract
Using a 10-year (2006-15) regional dataset on hospital discharges, we estimate the determinants of Italian regional outflow rates while also including three proxies for social capital: the quality of friendships, the involvement in social activities and the ratio of blood donors to the population. We find a significant push effect from the lack of social capital intended as generalized expectation of cooperative behaviour (proxied by blood donors); this does not hold true for the other two proxies of social capital. The lack of a cultural context where norms of reciprocity matter may reduce regions' ability to retain their patients.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
