BENTOLILA, SAMUEL; MICHELACCI, CLAUDIO; SUAREZ, JAVIER - In: Economica 77 (2010) 305, pp. 20-45
Social contacts help to find jobs, but not necessarily in the occupations where workers are most productive. Hence social contacts can generate mismatch between workers' occupational choices and their productive advantage. Accordingly, social networks can lead to low labour force quality, low...