network. Still, theory suggests that the formation of insurance links depends on a myriad of factors related to smooth … empirical attempts have been made at investigating the determinants of network formation. This paper suggests an approach by … which one might present stylized facts on endogenous network formation. Applying it to a data set collected in a Haya …

substantial for mobilizing factors for agricultural production. We investigate the role of an indigenous social network in …' access to factor markets. Specifically, we find that joining an iddir network improves households' access to land, labor and …

network is the main channel through which agents exploit new opportunities. Therefore, only if the social network becomes … insights arising from the model is that, in order for the social network to turn global, the economy needs to display a degree … particular, as the rate of arrival of ideas rises, or when there is a high enough increase in the range at which the network …