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Abstract
We determine the effect of individual social capital on income in the United States.
We use data from the General Social Survey and separate individuals into three different
occupation groups: occupations who require continual usage of social capital, such
as carpenters and plumbers; occupations with one time usage of social capital, such
finding the job; and farming jobs. We
find that social capital has a positive effect on all types of incomes, though only find
significant results for \desk jobs", with a 20% effect of social capital on income. This
number is consistent with findings for other countries with different types of social
capital mechanisms.