Does the intensity of a social conflict affect political division? Traditionally, social cleavages are seen as the underlying cause of political conflicts. It is clear, however, that a violent conflict itself can shape partisan, social, and national identities. In this paper, we ask whether...

Prologue: the Facebook effect -- The beginning -- Palo Alto -- Social networking and the Internet -- Fall 2004 -- Investors -- Becoming a company -- Fall 2005 -- The CEO -- Privacy -- 2006 -- The platform -- $15 billion -- Making money -- Facebook and the world -- Changing our institutions --...

The recent house price experiences within an individual's social network affect her perceptions of the attractiveness of property investments, and through this channel have large effects on her housing market activity. Our data combine anonymized social network information from Facebook with...