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A framework for the study of individual behavior and social interactions

Durlauf, Steven N. (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Economic analysis of social interactions

Manski, Charles F. - 2000

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Alone at home : the impact of social distancing on norm-consistent behavior

Jeworrek, Sabrina; Waibel, Joschka - 2021

Around the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned daily live upside down since social distancing is probably the most effective means of containing the virus until herd immunity is reached. Social norms have been shown to be an important determinant of social distancing behaviors. By conducting...

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Contagion of pro- and anti-social behavior among peers and the role of social proximity

Dimant, Eugen - 2018

This paper uses a novel experimental design to study the contagion of pro- and antisocial behavior and the role of social proximity among peers. Across systematic variations thereof, we find that anti-social behavior is generally more contagious than pro-social behavior. Surprisingly, we also...

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On peer effects : contagion of pro- and anti-social behavior and the role of social cohesion

Dimant, Eugen - 2017 - This Version: April 2017

Little is known about the underlying mechanisms of behavioral contagion, in particular with respect to differences in contagion of pro- versus anti-social behavior. Our principal contribution is the use of a novel experimental approach that enables us to analyze the contagion of behavior under...

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Contagion of pro- and anti-social behavior among peers and the role of social proximity

Dimant, Eugen - 2020

This paper uses a novel experimental design to study the contagion of pro- and anti-social behavior and the role of social proximity among peers. Across systematic variations thereof, we ﬁnd that anti-social behavior is generally more contagious than pro-social behavior. Surprisingly, we also...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012211541

Social influence on economic behavior

Wärneryd, Karl Erik - 1987

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Homophily and transmission of behavioral traits in social networks

Bhargava, Palaash; Chen, Daniel L.; Sutter, Matthias; … - 2023

Social networks are a key factor of success in life, but they are also strongly segmented on gender, ethnicity, and other demographic characteristics (Jackson, 2010). We present novel evidence on an understudied source of homophily: behavioral traits. Behavioral traits are important determinants...

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The equal environments assumption in the post-genomic age : using misclassified twins to estimate bias in heritability models

Conley, Dalton; Rauscher, Emily - 2011

"The NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health provides summaries of publications like this. You can sign up to receive the NBER Bulletin on Aging and Health by email. While it has long been known that genetic-environmental covariance is likely to be non-trivial and confound estimates of narrow-sense...

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Peers affect personality development

Shan, Xiaoque; Zölitz, Ulf - 2022

Do the people around us influence our personality? To answer this question, we conduct an experiment with 543 … of peers' extraversion, agreeableness, or neuroticism. To explain these results, we propose a simple model of personality … development under the influence of peers. Consistent with the model's prediction, personality spillovers are concentrated in …

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