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We thank Sergi Alonso for providing us with the data and Chema Serrano for technical assistance. Authors acknowledge financial support from Ministry of Science and Innovation, Grants PID2021-124860NB-I00 (& Aacute;ngeles Carnero) , Grants PID2022-139458NB-I00 and PID2022-138706NB-I00 (Blanca Martinez) , Grant PID2022-139614NB-C21 (Rocio Sanchez Mangas) ; and from Generalitat Valenciana, Grant CIPROM/2021/060 (& Aacute;ngeles Carnero) .

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May 10, 2025
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Time Banking and Social Capital Creation: a Transaction Data Analysis

Publicated to:REVISTA GALEGA DE ECONOMIA 33 (1): e9263- - 2024-01-01 33(1), DOI: 10.15304/rge.33.1.9263

Authors: Carnero, Maria angeles; Martinez, Blanca; Sanchez-Mangas, Rocio

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Univ Alicante, Dept Fundamentos Anal Econ, Alicante, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Anal Econ Econ Cuantitativa, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Complutense Madrid, Dept Anal Econ & Econ Cuantitativa, ICAE Res Grp, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

This article uses transaction data from three time banks located in Barcelona to analyze their potential to generate bonding and bridging social capital for their members. Regarding bonding social capital, the findings are in line with the related literature in terms of the average number of trading partners and the ego -network density. However, reciprocity is a more frequent form of behavior in our data than in other time banks from other countries. Concerning bridging social capital and considering different age groups, the results show slight evidence of homophilic behavior, although intergenerational transactions are also present, being more frequent between more similar age groups. Finally, we explore the influence of age on the time it takes for members to engage in transactions, which could somehow be related to their potential motivations behind joining a time bank.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-08:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 3.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 6 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (SANCHEZ MANGAS, MARIA DEL ROCIO).