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We explore network effects on generosity for different network dimensions. To this end we elicit multiple network … generosity with a sequence of dictator games conducted in the field. We find that networks of different dimensions differ … substantially in density, clustering, and centrality. When relating generosity to networks we observe that social distance only …
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nominations. Such rent-seeking results in excessive network formation. Political parties may reduce wasteful network formation …
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employed friends on the transition from non-employment to employment, and we find the existence of significant network effects … evidence of higher wages and employment stability for those with more employed friends, which is consistent with networks …
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review is on studies that use network analysis paying special attention to those that apply complex analysis techniques …
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This paper studies the effect of coworker-based networks on individual labour market outcomes. I analyse how the … causal effect of an individual worker’s network on labour market outcomes, I exploit exogenous variation in the strength of … these networks that is due to the occurrence of mass-layoffs in the establishments of former coworkers. The empirical …
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Government or company decisions on whom to hire are mostly delegated to politicians, public sector officials or human resources and procurement managers. Due to anti-corruption laws, agents cannot sell contracts or positions that they are delegated to decide upon. Even if bribing is ruled out,...
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We study an important mechanism underlying employee referrals into informal low skilled jobs in developing countries. Employers can exploit social preferences between employee referees and potential workers to improve discipline. The profitability of using referrals increases with referee stakes...
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integration along ethno-linguistic lines was driven by the formation of ethno-linguistic networks. Finally, the analysis shows …
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This paper characterizes analytically the optimal tariff of a large one-sector economy with monopolistic competition and firm heterogeneity in general equilibrium, thereby extending the small-country results of Demidova and Rodriguez-Clare (JIE, 2009) and the homogeneous firms framework of Gros...
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Theoretical and experimental studies of noncooperative games increasingly recognize Nash equilibrium as a limiting outcome of players‘ repeated interaction. This note, while sharing that view, illustrates and advocates combined use of convex optimization and differential equations, the purpose...
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