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This article consists in three parts. The first part deals with theory. We evaluate the pros and cons of government … neglected the latter (like Japan, Spain, etc.). In the third part, we use the theory and the international policy parts to …
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We survey the literature on the economic consequences of the structure of social networks. We develop a taxonomy of "macro" and "micro" characteristics of social interaction networks and discuss both the theoretical and empirical findings concerning the role of those characteristics in...
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We survey the literature on social networks by putting together the economics, sociological and physics … not explain why they emerge. On the contrary, the economics approach is very precise in explaining why networks emerge but … results with those obtained in sociology. -- random graph ; game theory ; centrality measures ; network formation ; weak and …
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We propose a spatial search-matching model where both job creation and job destruction are endogenous. Workers are ex ante identical but not ex post since their job can be hit by a technological shock, which decreases their productivity. They reside in a city and commuting to the job center...
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We develop a model where information about jobs is essentially obtained through friends and relatives, i.e. strong and weak ties. Workers commute to a business center to work and to interact with other people. We find that housing prices increase with the level of social interactions in the city...
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