3 papers
econ.GN2020
Online Appendix & Additional Results for The Determinants of Social Connectedness in Europe
Michael Bailey, Drew Johnston, Theresa Kuchler +3
In this online appendix we provide additional information and analyses to support "The Determinants of Social Connectedness in Europe." We include a number of case studies illustra…
econ.GN2020
Inside the Mind of a Stock Market Crash
Stefano Giglio, Matteo Maggiori, Johannes Stroebel +1
We analyze how investor expectations about economic growth and stock returns changed during the February-March 2020 stock market crash induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as…
physics.soc-ph2020
The geographic spread of COVID-19 correlates with the structure of social networks as measured by Facebook
Theresa Kuchler, Dominic Russel, Johannes Stroebel
We use aggregated data from Facebook to show that COVID-19 is more likely to spread between regions with stronger social network connections. Areas with more social ties to two ear…