In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), naturally occurring social networks may be
particularly vital to health outcomes as extended webs of social ties often are the principal …

In this chapter, I provide an overview of research on social networks and their role in
sha** behavior and economic outcomes. I include discussion of empirical and theoretical …

Social capital—the strength of an individual's social network and community—has been
identified as a potential determinant of outcomes ranging from education to health 1, 2, 3, 4 …

Egocentric network analysis is used widely across the social sciences, especially in
anthropology, political science, economics, and sociology, and is increasingly being …

We survey the literature on the economic consequences of the structure of social networks.
We develop a taxonomy of “macro” and “micro” characteristics of social-interaction networks …

The striking growth of online communities in recent years has sparked significant interest in
understanding and quantifying benefits of participation. While research has begun to …

We provide an explanation for the large spatial wage disparities and low male migration in
India based on the trade-off between consumption smoothing, provided by caste-based rural …

Introduction How do the network positions of the first individuals in a society to receive
information about a new product affect its eventual diffusion? To answer this question, we …

We provide an overview and synthesis of the literatures analyzing games in which players
are connected via a network structure. We discuss, in particular, the impact of the structure of …

We examine the interplay between social norms and the enforcement of laws. Agents
choose a behavior (eg, tax evasion, production of low-quality products, corruption, harassing …