Local Externalities in Real-World Networks: Does Network Topology;Matter?

In this paper we relate a particular form of social interactions, i.e. peer group influences, to the structure of the network from which they originate. Using an extremely detailed dataset on friendship relationships between students from U.S. school, we find evidence suggesting that the topology of the networks of social contacts among teenagers might be an important actor in shaping their education achievement.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	PATACCHINI, Eleonora ; VENANZONI, Giuseppe
Published in:	Rivista Italiana degli Economisti. - Società Italiana degli Economisti - SIE, ISSN 1593-8662. - Vol. 14.2009, 2, p. 293-310
Publisher:	Società Italiana degli Economisti - SIE
Subject:	Centrality measures \| directed and undirected networks \| education \| network structure \| peer influence

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	A14 - Sociology of Economics ; C31 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models ; C49 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics. Other ; I21 - Analysis of Education
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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