migrants form social links among them and the extent to which this network provides them with material support along three …

In this paper we examine possible network formations among immigrants and natives with endogenous investment. We … consider a model of a network formation where the initiator of the link bears its cost while both agents benefit from it. We …

suggest that the educational gap between natives and migrants is mainly due to the 'endowment effect' provided by the … socioeconomic background of parents and cultural capital at home. Some adverse 'integration effects' do exist for female migrants in …

nominations. Such rent-seeking results in excessive network formation. Political parties may reduce wasteful network formation …

-in-means model where each individual has his own specific reference group. Interactions are thus structured through a social network … exogenous effects are generally identified under network interaction, although identification may fail for some particular … structures. Monte Carlo simulations provide an analysis of the effects of some crucial characteristics of a network (i …

networks. These results imply that social network considerations might be important for fertility decisions. …