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Conformism, Social Norms and the Dynamics of Assimilation

Olcina, Gonzalo - 2018

We consider a model where each individual (or ethnic minority) is embedded in a network of relation-ships and decides whether or not she wants to be assimilated to the majority norm. Each individual wants her behavior to agree with her personal ideal action or norm but also wants her behavior to...

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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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Modelling Exposure to Risk of Experiencing Discrimination in the Context of Endogenous Ethnic Identification

Hunter, Boyd H. - 2014

Gneezy et al. (2012) uses attribution theory from the psychology literature to argue that when the object of … Strait Islanders Social Survey (NATSISS) is presented that is consistent with the predictions of this theory …

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Assimilation, Criminality and Ethnic Conflict

Dasgupta, Indraneel - 2014

We examine the consequences, of integrating large minorities into productivity-relevant majority ethno-linguistic norms, for distribution, ethnic conflict and crime. We develop a two-community model where such assimilation generates social gains by: (a) facilitating economic interaction, and (b)...

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Social Networks

Martí, Joan de - 2009

We survey the literature on social networks by putting together the economics, sociological and physics/applied mathematics approaches, showing their similarities and differences. We expose, in particular, the two main ways of modeling network formation. While the physics/applied mathematics...

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Cultural Diversity : A Matter of Measurement

Nijkamp, Peter - 2015

measuring spatial dependence, particularly in the form of segregation or clusters.We conclude that there will be in the future …

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Urban Spatial Structure, Employment and Social Ties : European Versus American Cities

Picard, Pierre M. - 2015

We develop a model where workers both choose their residential location (geographical space) and their social interactions (social space). In equilibrium, we show under which condition some individuals reside close to the job center while others live far away from it. Even though the two...

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Superstar Economists : Coauthorship Networks and Research Output

Hsieh, Chih-sheng - 2018

We study the impact of research collaborations in coauthorship networks on research output and how optimal funding can maximize it. Through the links in the collaboration network, researchers create spillovers not only to their direct coauthors but also to researchers indirectly linked to them....

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Efficient Coordination in Weakest-Link Games

Riedl, Arno - 2012

Existing experimental research on behavior in weakest-link games shows overwhelmingly the inability of people to coordinate on the efficient equilibrium, especially in larger groups. We hypothesize that people are able to coordinate on efficient outcomes, provided they have sufficient freedom to...

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New Perspectives on Ethnic Segregation Over Time and Space : A Domains Approach

van Ham, Maarten - 2016

The term segregation has a strong connotation with residential neighbourhoods, and most studies investigating ethnic … segregation focus on the urban mosaic of ethnic concentrations in residential neighbourhoods. However, there is now a small, but … growing, literature, which focusses on segregation in other domains of daily life where inter-ethnic encounters and social …

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