3 citations · 6 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for
8 papers
Mobile but Miserable: Social comparison networks and social mobility
Patrick Allmis, Matthew Elliott, Christian Ghiglino +1
Although social mobility is widely viewed as desirable, we document an 'inverse-U' shaped relationship with well-being: mobility is positively associated with well-being when low,…
More connection, less community: network formation and local public goods provision
Alastair Langtry
This paper presents a model of network formation and public goods provision in local communities. Here, networks can sustain public good provision by spreading information about pe…
Why do elites extend property rights: unlocking investment and the switch to public goods
Alastair Langtry
This paper presents a new rationale for a self-interested economic elite voluntarily extending property rights. When agents make endogenous investment decisions, there is a commitm…
Network Threshold Games
Alastair Langtry, Sarah Taylor, Yifan Zhang
This paper proposes a new lens for studying threshold games played on networks when the thresholds are heterogeneous. These are games where agents have two possible actions, and pr…
Status substitution and conspicuous consumption
Alastair Langtry, Christian Ghiglino
This paper adapts ideas from social identity theory to set out a new framework for modelling conspicuous consumption. Agents derive utility from their consumption of a status good…
Inside the West Wing: Lobbying as a contest
Alastair Langtry
When a government makes many different policy decisions, lobbying can be viewed as a contest between the government and many different special interest groups. The government fight…
Keeping up with "The Joneses": reference dependent choice with social comparisons
Alastair Langtry
Keeping up with "The Joneses" matters. This paper examines a model of reference dependent choice where reference points are determined by social comparisons. An increase in the str…
Social distancing in networks: A web-based interactive experiment
Edoardo Gallo, Darija Barak, Alastair Langtry
Governments have used social distancing to stem the spread of COVID-19, but lack evidence on the most effective policy to ensure compliance. We examine the effectiveness of fines a…