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Jefficiency vs. Efficiency in Social Network Models
Möbert, Jochen - Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, … - 2006
The mainly used welfare criterion in the social network literature is Bentham´s utilitarian concept. The shortcomings … of this concept are well-known. We compare the outcomes of the utilitarian concept with the Nash social welfare function … of welfare considerations of important network formation models are evaluated by using the multiplicative concept. We …
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Classification of network formation models
Moebert, Jochen - 2006
welfare properties. Here, we concentrate on welfare criteria and define properties of utility function which are causal for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266869
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Classification of Network Formation Models
Möbert, Jochen - Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, … - 2006
welfare properties. Here, we concentrate on welfare criteria and define properties of utility function which are causal for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008464607
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The dark side of friendship: envy
Cobo-Reyes, Ramón; Jiménez, Natalia - Departamento de Teoría e Historia Económica, Facultad … - 2007
This paper studies the e¤ect of social relations on the convergence to the e¢ cient equilibrium in a 2x2 coordination game. We employ a 2x2 factorial design in which we explore two di¤erent games with asymmetric payo¤s and two matching protocols: .friends.versus .strangers.. In the .rst game...
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Is unemployment a consequence of social interactions? Seeking for a common research framework for economists and other social scientists
Tolciu, Andreia - Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI) - 2008
This article aims to summarize the existing body of literature on social interactions and their effect on individual unemployment status. Two directions of the ongoing research are analyzed: the impact of social norms on unemployment and the importance of social networks in the job search...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009211110
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Is unemployment a consequence of social interactions? Seeking for a common research framework for economists and other social scientists
Tolciu, Andreia - 2008
This article aims to summarize the existing body of literature on social interactions and their effect on individual unemployment status. Two directions of the ongoing research are analyzed: the impact of social norms on unemployment and the importance of social networks in the job search...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305474
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The Diffusion of Microfinance
Banerjee, Abhijit; Chandrasekhar, Arun G; Duflo, Esther; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
We examine how participation in a microfinance program diffuses through social networks. We collected detailed demographic and social network data in 43 villages in South India before microfinance was introduced in those villages and then tracked eventual participation. We exploit exogenous...
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Targeting credit through community members: Job market paper
Vera Cossio, Diego Alejandro - 2017
-productivity, poor households, which is inconsistent with poverty and productive efficiency as targeting criteria. Second, using …
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The role of social networks in bank lending
Rehbein, Oliver; Rother, Simon - 2020
This paper analyzes social connectedness as an information channel in bank lending. We move beyond the inefficient lending between peers in exclusive networks by exploiting Facebook data that reflect social ties within the U.S. population. After accounting for physical and cultural distances,...
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Reciprocity, Social Ties, and Competition in Markets for Experience Goods
Huck, Steffen; Tyran, Jean-Robert - Økonomisk Institut, Københavns Universitet - 2004
, in the absence of reciprocal types, face market breakdown. This efficiency-enhancing effect of reciprocity is boosted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005225427