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Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

targeting a set of network nodes that are optimally positioned to quickly diffuse information, attitudes, behaviors or goods. We … targeting the most active agents in a network. …

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The Economic Consequences of Social Network Structure

Jackson, Matthew O.; Rogers, Brian; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

We survey the literatures on the economic consequences of the structure of social networks. We develop a taxonomy of 'macro' and 'micro' characteristics of social inter-action networks and discuss both the theoretical and empirical findings concerning the role of those characteristics in...

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Gossip: Identifying Central Individuals in a Social Network

Banerjee, Abhijit; Chandrasekhar, Arun G; Duflo, Esther; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

who are most central in a network according to "diffusion centrality", which nests other standard centrality measures … diffusion central (not just those with many friends). Moreover, these nominees are more central in the network than traditional …

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Neighborhood and Network Effects

Topa, Giorgio; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

peer, neighborhood and network effects and the policy implications of integrating the social and the geographical space …

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Peer Effects: Social Multiplier or Social Norms?

Liu, Xiaodong; Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

We develop an unified model embedding different behavioral mechanisms of social interactions and design a statistical model selection test to discriminate between them in empirical applications. This framework is applied to study peer effects in education and delinquent behavior for adolescents...

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Heterogeneous Peer Effects in Education

Patacchini, Eleonora; Rainone, Edoardo; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

We develop a network model looking at the role of different types of peers in education. The empirical salience of the …

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The Diffusion of Microfinance

Banerjee, Abhijit; Chandrasekhar, Arun G; Duflo, Esther; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

demographic and social network data in 43 villages in South India before microfinance was introduced in those villages and then … tracked eventual participation. We exploit exogenous variation in the importance (in a network sense) of the people who were …

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Key Player Policies When Contextual Effects Matter

Ballester, Coralio; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

once removed generates the highest reduction in total crime in the network. We generalize the intercentrality measure …

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Criminal Networks: Who is the Key Player?

Lee, Lung-Fei; Liu, Xiaodong; Patacchini, Eleonora; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

We analyze delinquent networks of adolescents in the United States. We develop a dynamic network formation model … criminal activities, they can be key players because they have a crucial position in the network in terms of betweenness …

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Social Networks

De Martí, Joan; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

network formation. While the physics/applied mathematics approach is capable of reproducing most observed networks, it does …

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