2 papers
cs.SI2026
Social Network Structure, Wealth, and Wealth Inequality Across Cultures
Eleanor A. Power, Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, Samuel Bowles +57
Despite theory tying wealth inequality to social structure, empirical evidence has been limited to a few studies based on online social media data. This study uses a very different…
econ.TH2026
Social Learning with Endogenous Information and the Countervailing Effects of Homophily
Yunus C. Aybas, Matthew O. Jackson
People learn about opportunities and actions by observing the experiences of their friends. We model how homophily -- the tendency to associate with similar others -- affects both…