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compared with the network externalities explanation of the same phenomenon. The relation between social tensions and herd …
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network can largely reduce the advantage of partners networks (where a buyer and a seller can maintain repeated exchange with …
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-specific determinants of remittances from Germany. Here we attempt to fill this gap, focusing on gender roles and network effects. We …-specific network effects. In addition, different groups of migrants show remarkable differences in international networking. We find … support their children first and foremost, while male migrants tend to support a wider network of more distant family members …
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Using a new data on 590 Turkish households in Berlin, we investigate the determinants and impact of integration on economic performance. We find that usual suspects such as time spent in Germany and education have positive impact, while networks have no impact on integration. There is strong...
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Previous empirical research has established that science appears to stimulate the widespread diffusion of knowledge. The exact mechanism through which science catalyzes knowledge flow, however, remains somewhat ambiguous. This paper investigates whether the observed knowledge diffusion...
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We analyze how migration prevalence and remittances shape income distribution using novel panel data that is nationally and regionally representative of rural Mexico. Employing a Gini decomposition and controlling for whole household migration (attrition), we find that migration prevalence has...
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We revisit the economic models of social learning by assuming that individuals update their beliefs in a non-Bayesian way. Individuals either overweigh or underweigh (in Bayesian terms) their private information relative to the public information revealed by the decisions of others and each...
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The paper tackles the issue of social capital as observed in several ethnically bonded groups of agricultural rural communities in the mountainous regions of northern Philippines. In the first part of the paper, the social capital of indigenous farmers and traders are measured. Findings show...
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This paper provides new estimates of the effects of ethnic network on U.S. exports. In line with recent research, our …, both of which show that previous estimates of the ethnic-network elasticity of trade are sensitive to the restrictions … to remove the restriction that the network effect is the same for all ethnicities. We find that ethnic-network effects …
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We develop a model in which non-white individuals are defined with respect to their social environment (family, friends, neighbors) and their attachments to their culture of origin (religion, language), and in which jobs are mainly found through social networks. We find that, depending on how...
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