Links and Architecture in Village Networks

Type Journal Article - The Economic Journal
Title Links and Architecture in Village Networks
Author(s)
Volume 119
Issue 537
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2009
Page numbers 917-949
URL http://www.ems.bbk.ac.uk/research/wp/PDF/BWPEF0614.pdf
Abstract
In this article we test the implications of a model of network formation on data from rural Ethiopia. In contrast to the current literature, we demonstrate the critical role of both number of links and architecture in determining the impact of social networks on outcomes. Social capital matters, but its impact differs by the architecture of the network to which one belongs.

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