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Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the … data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that migrants choose smaller networks as their English language proficiency …
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In this paper we study the relevance and mechanics of consumption network effects. We use long panel data on the entire Danish population to construct a measure of consumption based on administrative tax records, and define the peer groups in terms of workplace, occupation, education, and age....
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associated jobs involve finer employee-employer matching and offer greater returns to experience. Networks are more valuable for …
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international trade between the different countries, depending on the types of networks formed. We present possible applications of …
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We measure the impact of labor market referral networks defined by residential neighborhoods on re-employment following … mass layoffs. Because networks can only be effective when hiring is occurring, we focus on a measure of the strength of the … strength that try to disentangle the mechanism by which networks operate – either by conveying information to job seekers about …
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In this paper we highlight a specific mechanism through which social networks help in job search. We characterize the … in jobs found using networks versus those found using formal channels, decreases as the network becomes stronger. We …
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In this paper, we study the role of coworker referrals for labor market outcomes. Using comprehensive Danish administrative data covering the period 1980 to 2005, we first document a strong tendency of workers to follow their former coworkers into the same establishments and provide evidence...
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Social networks are known to influence migration decisions, but connections between individuals can hardly be observed …
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power of landowner relationship networks and lobbying behaviour on successfully gaining value-enhancing rezoning. A State …
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This paper investigates how immigrants' job search outcomes are affected by the labor market outcomes of workers from the same country of origin they are connected to. Connections are identified based on having worked for the same firm in the past. Using matched employer-employee micro data from...
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