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networks, such as connectivity, clustering, and the degree of the players, help to predict informed behavior in the lab. People …
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networks, such as connectivity, clustering, and the degree of the players, help to predict informed behavior in the lab. People …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011086477
This paper studies the effect of coworker-based networks on individual labour market outcomes. I analyse how the … these networks that is due to the occurrence of mass-layoffs in the establishments of former coworkers. The empirical …
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Among residents of an informal housing area in Cairo, we examine how dictator giving varies by the social distance between subjects - friend versus stranger - and by the anonymity of the dictator. While giving to strangers is high under anonymity, we find - consistent with Leider et al. (2009) -...
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childhood circumstances and labor market outcomes on the one hand, and heights on the other, when networks are included as … labor market outcomes suggests that, while childhood circumstances affect height largely via social status and networks as …
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that considers the implications of trust networks. A bond of trust may permit an implicit quid pro quo to substitute for a … bribe, which reduces corruption. Appropriate networks are more easily established in small towns, by long-term residents of …
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on migration decisions, we rely on the concepts of migration networks and herd effects. …
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Does the educational track (technical or professional, as opposed to general) provide individuals with networks that … are useful in the labor market? And how do these networks help? In this paper, we consider the effect of the educational … the educational track significantly influences the means by which jobs are found, favoring networks in particular, as well …
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Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the … data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that migrants choose smaller networks as their English language proficiency …
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This paper provides empirical evidence consistent with the facts that (1) social networks may strongly affect board … composition and (2) social networks may be detrimental to corporate governance. Our empirical investigation relies on a unique … directors. Networks of former high ranking civil servants are the most active in shaping board composition. Our identification …
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