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 …

migrants form social links among them and the extent to which this network provides them with material support along three …

when these network relationships lead to productive social outcomes. In that sense, social capital is productive capital … specific way: by facilitating the transfer of information that helps improve the economic wellbeing of network members …

In this paper, we examine possible types of network formation among immigrants in the diaspora and between those … network structure on the country of origin, such as on international trade. We find that when the size of the diaspora is …

) 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 …

network formation. While the physics/applied mathematics approach is capable of reproducing most observed networks, it does …

. This paper investigates why the use of social network to find jobs is so prevalent among rural-urban migrants in China, and … impact of network use on wages. Using job contacts brings open access to urban employment, but at the cost of markedly lower …