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The formation of networks in the diaspora
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2016
international trade between the different countries, depending on the types of networks formed. We present possible applications of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452743
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Giving and sorting among friends : evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment
Binzel, Christine; Fehr, Dietmar - 2013
Among residents of an informal housing area in Cairo, we examine how dictator giving varies by the social distance between subjects - friend versus stranger - and by the anonymity of the dictator. While giving to strangers is high under anonymity, we find - consistent with Leider et al. (2009) -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009777014
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Chapter 26. Social Capital
Durlauf, Steven N.; Fafchamps, Marcel - 2005
This chapter surveys research on social capital. We explore the concepts that motivate the social capital literature, efforts to formally model social capital using economic theory, the econometrics of social capital, and empirical studies of the role of social capital in various socioeconomic...
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Social ties and economic development
Anchorena, José; Anjos, Fernando - In: Journal of macroeconomics 45 (2015), pp. 63-84
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Free-riding and knowledge spillovers in teams : the role of social ties
De Paola, Maria; Gioia, Francesca; Scoppa, Vincenzo - 2016
We investigate whether and how social ties affect performance in teams by implementing a field experiment in which a sample of undergraduate students are randomly assigned to either teams composed by friends or teams composed by individuals not linked by friendship relationships. Students...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011543736
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Changes of Social Networks during the Covid-19 Pandemic : Who is affected and what are its Consequences for Psychological Strain?
Bertogg, Ariane; Koos, Sebastian - 2021
interventions. This study investigates how individuals' social networks have changed since the outbreak of the pandemic and how …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012792361
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The effect of social networks on migrants' labor market integration : a natural experiment
Gërxhani, Klarita; Kosyakova, Yuliya - 2020
Empirically identifying the causal effect of social networks on migrants' economic prospects is a challenging task due … a positive causal effect of social networks on migrants' transition rate to the first job, but only if the networks are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012159529
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Networks in the Diaspora
Epstein, Gil S. - 2016
international trade between the different countries, depending on the types of networks formed. We present possible applications of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012995350
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The Formation of Networks in the Diaspora
Epstein, Gil S. - 2016
international trade between the different countries, depending on the types of networks formed. We present possible applications of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012997439
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Bound by Ancestors : Immigration, Credit Frictions, and Global Supply Chain Formation
Choi, Jaerim; Hyun, Jay; Park, Ziho - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
structure of global supply chain networks. Using an instrumental variable strategy, combined with a novel dataset that links … the co-ethnic networks formed by immigration have a positive causal impact on global supply chain relationships between … suggest that co-ethnic networks serve as social collateral to overcome credit constraints and facilitate global supply chain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250174