{"product_id":"causal-effects-of-social-capital-labor-markets-and-beyond-9789811959110","title":"Causal Effects of Social Capital: Labor Markets and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a series of studies focusing on the role of social capital in the labor market and beyond. Using the effect of individual social capital on labor markets as an example, this book pays special attention to the origins of and solutions to the endogeneity problem. It uses several identification strategies to systematically test for the causal effects of social capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst, this book constitutes the first attempt to offer a systematic account of the progress made by social scientists in improving causal inferences into the role of social capital in labor markets. Second, the book adopts specialized approaches--both classical and new--toward different sources of endogeneity. Incorporating the latest research from outside fields, such as economics, into sociological research is a small but significant methodological innovation. Third, in addition to empirical research, this book undertakes an innovative exploration of the theory of social capital. It creativelyexplains the dynamic evolution of social capital, which helps balance objectivism and subjectivism when analyzing interpersonal actions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor sociologists who focus on quantitative research methods and social capital, scholars who study Chinese societies, and related students, this book provides both advanced methods and rich empirical research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eYunsong Chen is a Changjiang Scholars Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Nanjing University. He earned his DPhil in Sociology at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He has broad research interests in the fields of quantitative sociology (e.g., social networks, social capital, and advanced models for causal inference) and computational sociology. His academic work has appeared in leading English-language journals in the social sciences, including \u003ci\u003eSocial Networks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSocial Science Research\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Contemporary China and Scientific Reports, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as Chinese journals, including \u003ci\u003eSocial Science in China\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Chinese Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e. He serves on the editorial board and international advisory board for several journals, including \u003ci\u003eSociology, Social Science Research, Journal of Social Computing, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChinese Sociological Review\u003c\/i\u003e. His newest book, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding China through Big Data\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Routledge in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50487414161682,"sku":"9789811959110","price":108.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f626cca8-d11c-42c6-95c6-98f5d0dc94fa.jpg?v=1730439696","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/causal-effects-of-social-capital-labor-markets-and-beyond-9789811959110","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}