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, and different network layers. At the individual level, homophilous tendencies are persistent across time and network … those characteristics. We also document the nuanced impact of network connections on changes in Grade Point Average. …
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that the completely connected network is stable, although, its exact structure, and thus contagion implications, is …
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financial network where good firms enjoy direct and indirect benefits from linking with one another. Bad risks benefit from …
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Many data situations require the consideration of network effects among the cross-sectional units of observation. In … this paper, we present a generalized panel model which accounts for two features: (i) three types of network effects on the … error components, and (ii) higher-order network effects due to ex-ante unknown network-decay functions or the presence of …
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networks in the spatial diffusion of local economic shocks. We develop a network model that shows how a district's level of … prosperity is related to its position in the network. The network model's first-order conditions are used to derive an … underlying network structure can inform us about the potential gains from policies that increase economic activity in specific …
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Does social media or offline social cohesion overcome collective action problems more effectively when both types of networks are prevalent? We investigate non-violent protests against a place-based economic reform in Austria - a country where one in two citizens uses Facebook but also one in...
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We study a model of network formation and start-up financing with endogenous entrepreneurial type distribution. A hub … firm admits members to its network based on signals about entrepreneurs' types. Network membership is observable, which … allows lenders to offer different interest rates to network and stand-alone entrepreneurs. We show that a network outcome can …
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The recent literature on firm-to-firm trade has documented salient empirical regularities of the buyer-seller network …
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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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analytical insights for the model where agents minimize dissonance by revising both beliefs and network, and show that an … endogenous change of network may prevent a society from reaching a consensus. …
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