types defined by simple observable attributes (age, sex, race) captures aspects of real networks that are relevant for a …

, then expected homophily in the contact network structure induces different career choices for individuals from different …

The paper studies the impact of homophily on the optimal strategies of a monopolist, whose marketing campaign of new … product relies on a word of mouth communication. Homophily is a tendency of people to interact more with those who are similar … a number of results: (i) for low levels of homophily the product attractive to both types of consumers is preferred to …

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 …

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 …

, 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 …

other demographic characteristics (Jackson, 2010). We present novel evidence on an understudied source of homophily … than 2,500 French high-school students, we find high levels of homophily across all ten behavioral traits that we study …. Notably, the extent of homophily depends on similarities in demographic characteristics, in particular with respect to gender …

other demographic characteristics (Jackson, 2010). We present novel evidence on an understudied source of homophily, namely … experiments on more than 2,500 French high-school students, we find high levels of homophily across all ten behavioral traits that … we study (including social, risk, competitive preferences, and aspirations). Notably, the extent of homophily depends on …