) embedded in a network have to decide how much effort they exert in some activity (say education). We show that the more central … minority agents are in the social network, the more they assimilate to the majority culture. We also show that denser networks … tend to favor assimilation so that, for example, it is easier to assimilate in a complete network than in a star …

strength of a network by its likelihood of providing a job offer. Using a theoretical model we show that the wage differential … in jobs found using networks versus those found using formal channels, decreases as the network becomes stronger. We … verify this result for recent immigrants to Canada for whom a strong network is captured by the presence of a 'close tie …

We specify and implement a test for the importance of network effects in determining the establishments at which people … importance of network effects for groups broken out by race, ethnicity, and various measures of skill, for networks generated by …

embedded in a family network. Eligible but isolated households do not respond. The mechanism through which the extended family … influences household schooling choices is the redistribution of resources within the family network from eligibles that receive … school. -- Extended family network ; PROGRESA ; resource sharing ; schooling …

network formation. While the physics/applied mathematics approach is capable of reproducing most observed networks, it does … results with those obtained in sociology. -- Random graph ; game theory ; centrality measures ; network formation ; weak and …

When workers send applications to vacancies they create a network. Frictions arise because workers typically do not … friction affects network formation, while the second coordination friction affects network clearing. We show that those … that can arise and the number of matches on a given network. Equilibria that exhibit wage dispersion are inefficient in …

We explore network effects on generosity for different network dimensions. To this end we elicit multiple network … matters for friendship ties but that structural network variables are important in all network dimensions. Importantly, these … effects are not invariant across different network dimensions. We also find that individual characteristics are unrelated with …