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. …

We examine how three different communication processes operating through social networks are affected by homophily … - the tendency of individuals to associate with others similar to themselves. Homophily has no effect if messages are … broadcast or sent via shortest paths; only connection density matters. In contrast, homophily substantially slows learning based …

Homophily, the tendency of linked agents to have similar characteristics, is an important 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 find that popular individuals have more diverse networks. Our results are …

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 …