We examine how three different communication processes operating through social networks are affected by homophily … - the tendency of individuals to associate with others similar to themselves. Homophily has no effect if messages are … broadcast or sent via shortest paths; only connection density matters. In contrast, homophily substantially slows learning based …

We examine how three different communication processes operating through social networks are affected by homophily … - the tendency of individuals to associate with others similar to themselves. Homophily has no effect if messages are … broadcast or sent via shortest paths; only connection density matters. In contrast, homophily substantially slows learning based …

We examine friendships and study partnerships among university students over several years. At the aggregate level …, 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 …

We examine friendships and study partnerships among university students over several years. At the aggregate level …, 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 …

average, children's homophily acts as a complement to the educational effort of highly educated parents but as a substitute … interactions with other low-educated students (i.e., homophily), which reduces the education effort of their parents and, thus …

average, children's homophily acts as a complement to the educational effort of highly educated parents but as a substitute … interactions with other low-educated students (i.e., homophily), which reduces the education effort of their parents and, thus …

and persistent peer effects in education but peers tend to be influential only when their friendships last more than a …