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Job matching, social network and word-of-mouth communication

Calvó-Armengol, Antoni (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Zika virus prevalence, correlates and preventive behaviors : new evidence from survey data

Carvalho Júnior, José Raimundo de Araújo; Oliveira, … - 2017

Brazilian health authorities have recommended that pregnant women take meticulous precaution to avoid mosquito bites, and use contraceptive methods to postpone/delay pregnancies. In this article, we present new estimates on the Zika virus prevalence, its correlates and preventive behaviors in...

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College choice allocation mechanisms : structural estimates and counterfactuals

Carvalho Júnior, José Raimundo de Araújo; Magnac, Thierry - 2014

We evaluate a simple allocation mechanism of students to majors at college entry that was commonly used in universities in Brazil in the 1990s and 2000s. Students first chose a single major and then took exams that select them in or out of the chosen major. The literature analyzing student...

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Education transmission and network formation

Boucher, Vincent; Del Bello, Carlo Leone; Panebianco, … - 2021

We propose a model of intergenerational transmission of education wherein children belong to either highly educated or … interactions with other low-educated students (i.e., homophily), which reduces the education effort of their parents and, thus … kids from different education backgrounds can be effective in reducing the education gap between them. …

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