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Unemployment as a Social Norm in Germany

Clark, Andrew; Knabe, Andreas; Raetzel, Steffen - 2008

regional unemployment rates. While employed men suffer from regional unemployment, unemployed men are significantly less … negatively affected. This is consistent with a social-norm effect of unemployment in Germany. We find no evidence of such an …

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Social Interactions and Unemployment

Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Hedstrom, Peter; Aberg, Yvonne - 2003

This paper is concerned with social interactions and their importance for unemployment. A theoretical model is … specified in which the social and psychological costs of unemployment depend upon the unemployment level. The theoretical … analysis reveals social multiplier effects, and shows that multiple unemployment equilibria may emerge. Data on all 20- to 24 …

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Do workers really benefit from their social networks ?

FONTAINE, François - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2008

that reason, a policy increasing the social capital of the disadvantaged workers can increase the unemployment rate and …

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Do workers really benefit from their social networks?.

Fontaine, François - Maison des Sciences Économiques, Université Paris 1 … - 2004

the number of workers embedded in the social networks can increase the unemployment rate and decrease workers welfare …

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Do workers really benefit from their social networks?

Fontaine, François - In: Recherches économiques de Louvain 74 (2008) 1, pp. 5-31

disadvantaged workers can increase the unemployment rate and decrease workers? output. JEL Classification: E24, J64, J68, Z13. …

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Do Workers Really Benefit From Their Social Networks?

Fontaine, François - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

increasing the number of workers embedded in the social networks can increase the unemployment rate and decrease workers welfare …

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Dynamic linear economies with social interactions

ÖZGÜR, Onur; BISIN, Alberto - Département de Sciences Économiques, Université de … - 2011

Social interactions arguably provide a rationale for several important phenomena, from smoking and other risky behavior in teens to e.g., peer effects in school performance. We study social interactions in dynamic economies. For these economies, we provide existence (Markov Perfect Equilibrium...

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The Relevance of Social Norms for Economic Efficiency: Theory and its Empirical Test.

Alpman, Anil - Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 … - 2013

This paper proposes a new formulation of the theory of social norms. The theoretical model explores the interrelation between individuals' income, time-use and consumption decisions on the one hand, and the determinants of their decision to conform or not to social norms on the other. It is...

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Capitale Sociale: Uno o Molti? Pochi.

Fiorillo, Damiano - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005

This paper offers an overview of the main literature on social capital in the light of Paldam’s (2000) “social capital dream”. Its main contributions can be summed as follows. Firstly, It develops an encompassing definition of social capital built on social interactions, social norms and...

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Social Interactions and Economic Behavior

Zanella, Giulio - Dipartimento di Economia Politica e Statistics, … - 2004

This paper is a critical introduction to the new wave of economic literature on the effect of social interactions on individual behavior and aggregate economic outcomes. I refer to this research program, also known as new social economics, as the socioeconomic analysis of behavior, to...

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