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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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This paper studies social-tie formation when individuals care about the geographical location of other individuals. In our model, the intensity of social interactions can be chosen at the same time as friends. We characterize the equilibrium in terms of both social interactions and social...
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