In this paper, we present a formal framework of possible network formations among immigrants. After arriving in the new …

emigration) were countries represents network nodes, and migration between countries represents directed links. We compose a … general picture by evaluating both countries of sources of migrants and countries of receivers of migrants for which there are … with the rest of the world; and weight (W) - the number of migrants to and from a country. Weight represents the extent of …

This paper investigates the determinants of school friendship networks among adolescents, proposing a model of network …

strength of a network by its likelihood of providing a job offer. Using a theoretical model we show that the wage differential … in jobs found using networks versus those found using formal channels, decreases as the network becomes stronger. We … verify this result for recent immigrants to Canada for whom a strong network is captured by the presence of a 'close tie …