We propose a random network model incorporating heterogeneity of agents and a continuous notion of homophily. Unlike … the vast majority of the corresponding economic literature, we capture homophily in terms of similarity rather than … homophily levels. As a possible application we provide a stylized labor market model, where a firm can hire a worker via the …

We propose a random network model incorporating heterogeneity of agents and a continuous notion of homophily. Unlike … the vast majority of the corresponding economic literature, we capture homophily in terms of similarity rather than … characteristics. A homophily parameter directly determines the strength of this effect. As a main result, we show that for any …

higher resource flow as well as homophily reinforce decision-makers' ideological bias. We highlight that competing lobbyists …

more senior co-authors. Standard models of homophily and discrimination cannot account for these differences. We discuss …

, connections increase over time, but homophily on gender and ethnicity is relatively constant across time, university residences … layers. Furthermore, we see assortativity in homophilous tendencies. There is weaker, albeit significant, homophily over …