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We discuss statistical inference problems associated with identification and testability in econometrics, and we …
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We discuss statistical inference problems associated with identification and testability in econometrics, and we …
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, depending on the nature of interactions. Most importantly, we study formally the issue of the identification of social …
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, depending on the nature of interactions. Most importantly, we study formally the issue of the identification of social …
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on both aspects of social networks and discuss the identification and estimation issues they raise. …
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We provide new results regarding the identification of peer effects. We consider an extended version of the linear … cases, we provide easy-to-check necessary and sufficient conditions for identification. We show that endogenous and … exogenous effects are generally identified under network interaction, although identification may fail for some particular …
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identification problems or "weak instruments", so no detection of such problems is required. We study two distinct approaches for …
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This paper aims at opening the black box of peer effects in adolescent weight gain. Using Add Health data on secondary schools in the U.S., we investigate whether these effects partly flow through the eating habits channel. Adolescents are assumed to interact through a friendship social network....
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We analyze the complementarity between legal incentives (the threat of being held liable for damages) and normative incentives (the fear of social disapproval or stigma) in situations where instances of misbehavior are not perfectly observable. There may be multiple equilibria within a given...
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The paper extends the standard tax evasion model by allowing for social interactions. In Manski's (1993) nomenclature, our model takes into account social conformity effects (i.e., endogenous interactions), fairness effects (i.e., exogenous interactions) and sorting effects (i.e., correlated...
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