The aim of this Paper is to study the impact of the size and the quality of social networks on the probability of … network. We show that, conditional on being employed, the probability of finding a job through social networks - relative to …

unobserved human capital nor networks are likely to be responsible. We also show that the effect of these cultural proxies is …

Economists and sociologists disagree over markets’ potential to take over functions typically performed by networks of …

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 …

We model networks of relational (or implicit) contracts, exploring how sanctioning power and equilibrium conditions … and in-network information transmission as well as conditions under which stable sub-networks inhibit more valuable larger … networks. The model provides formal definitions for individual and communities’ ‘social capital’ in the spirit of Coleman and …