homophily, the principle that "likes attract." However, follow-up studies showed that this diversity collapses under random … included either social influence or homophily but not both. The authors conclude that global diversity may be sustained not by …

homophily) and from the existence of unobservables across agents that are correlated. In the absence of experimental variation …

. Furthermore, analyzing contagion within the neighbourhoods, we find that agents tend to imitate similar types ((un)-generous or … element of contagion in trustors’ behaviour. …

. Our study makes two contributions. First, we extend earlier research concerning homophily theories of the prevalence of …

variables: gender-based homophily, status, and relationship type. In Study 1 and Study 2, I test the effect of status alone and … then the interaction between status and gender-based homophily to determine who men and women are most likely to approach …-status others when seeking career-related advice. I also find widespread gender-based homophily for women but limited gender …

Homophily, the tendency of linked agents to have similar characteristics, is an im- portant feature of social networks … of intra- and inter-group links in terms of stochastic dominance, (ii) we show how, at the group level, homophily depends … homophily at the individual level. Especially, we ¯nd that popular individuals have more diverse networks. Our results are …

' directed search. The aim is to shed light on the important issue of homophily (the tendency of agents to connect with others of … small groups, the linearity of excess homophily for large groups, and the positive effect on it of overall population size. …

of more than just an inferior network position. Instead, two mechanisms--periphery status and homophily--jointly operate …