In this paper, we examine possible types of network formation among immigrants in the diaspora and between those … network structure on the country of origin, such as on international trade. We find that when the size of the diaspora is …

migrants form social links among them and the extent to which this network provides them with material support along three …

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 …

part of the social network. We examine what makes the decision to trust a stranger different from the decision to trust a … member of a given social network (a friend), by comparing the determinants of these two decisions for the same individual. We …'s trustworthiness leading to inefficient outcomes. Our findings suggest that even within a social network, trade may often be limited to …

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 …

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

criminal from each network that reduces total crime by the largest amount.Using longitudinal data, we are able to compare the … criminals or targeting criminals who have the highest betweenness or eigenvector centrality in the network. This indicates that …

In this paper we study the relevance and mechanics of consumption network effects. We use long panel data on the entire … effects. Our instruments arise naturally from the network structure and firms shocks. The estimated effects are statistically …

maximize it. Through the links in the collaboration network, researchers create spillovers not only to their direct coauthors … possibly overlapping projects. We bring our model to the data by analyzing the coauthorship network of economists registered in … the coauthorship network. Moreover, we analyze funding instruments for individual researchers as well as research …