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Migration Gravity, Networks, and Unemployment

Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Lin, Gary - 2022

We develop and estimate a theory-consistent gravity model for interregional migration flows in the presence of … equation for bilateral mobility that embodies a co-determined local unemployment term. As a theory of migration, our model …

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Social Norms in Networks

Ushchev, Philip - 2019

Although the linear-in-means model is the workhorse model in empirical work on peer effects, its theoretical properties are understudied. In this study, we develop a social-norm model that provides a microfoundation of the linear-in-means model and investigate its properties. We show that...

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In Search of Stars : Network Formation among Heterogeneous Agents

Goeree, Jacob K.; Riedl, Arno; Ule, Aljaz - 2021

This paper reports results from a laboratory experiment on network formation among heterogeneous agents. The … experimental design extends the Bala-Goyal (2000) model of network formation with decay and two-way flow of benefits by allowing … private information. In all treatments, the (efficient) equilibrium network has a "star" structure. With homogeneous agents …

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Math and Gender : Is Math a Route to a High-Powered Career?

Joensen, Juanna Schrøter - 2013

There is a large gender gap in advanced math coursework in high school that many believe exists because girls are discouraged from taking math courses. In this paper, we exploit an institutional change that reduced the costs of acquiring advanced high school math to determine if access is, in...

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Simultaneous Search and Network Efficiency

Gautier, Pieter - 2011

When workers send applications to vacancies they create a network. Frictions arise because workers typically do not … friction affects network formation, while the second coordination friction affects network clearing. We show that those … that can arise and the number of matches on a given network. Equilibria that exhibit wage dispersion are inefficient in …

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Family Networks and School Enrolment : Evidence from a Randomized Social Experiment

Angelucci, Manuela - 2009

embedded in a family network. Eligible but isolated households do not respond. The mechanism through which the extended family … influences household schooling choices is the redistribution of resources within the family network from eligibles that receive …

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Experimental Games on Networks : Underpinnings of Behavior and Equilibrium Selection

Charness, Gary - 2014

network structure and we examine equilibrium selection. Specifically, actions are either strategic substitutes or strategic … complements, and participants have either complete or incomplete information about the structure of a random network. Since … for reduced exposure to loss, and 2) uncertainty about the network structure makes it considerably more difficult to …

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Networks and Migrants' Intended Destination

Bertoli, Simone - 2016

Social networks are known to influence migration decisions, but connections between individuals can hardly be observed. We rely on individual-level surveys conducted by Gallup in 147 countries that provide information on migration intentions and on the existence of distance-one connections for...

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Co-Authorship and Academic Productivity in Economics : Interaction Maps from the Complex Networks Approach

Molina, José Alberto - 2016

We explore the relationship between collaborations in writing papers and the academic productivity of economists and, particularly, we describe the magnitude and intensity of co-authorship among economists. To that end, we employ interaction maps from Complex Systems methods to study the global...

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Migrant Networks, Migrant Selection, and High School Graduation in Mexico

Miranda, Alfonso - 2021

are estimated to control for the endogeneity of education and migrant network variables. Correlation of unobservables …

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