ISBN:
9780444537072
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (569 p.)
Series Statement:
Handbook of Social Economics v.1B
Parallel Title:
Print version Handbook of Social Economics
DDC:
306.3
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
How do economists understand and measure normal social phenomena? Identifying economic strains in activities such as learning, group formation, discrimination, and peer dynamics requires sophisticated data and tools as well as a grasp of prior scholarship. In this volume leading economists provide an authoritative summary of social choice economics, from norms and conventions to the exchange of discrete resources. Including both theoretical and empirical perspectives, their work provides the basis for models that can offer new insights in appl
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Handbook of Social Economics; Copyright; Contents-Volume 1A; Contents-Volume 1B; Contributors; Part Three: Peer and NeighborhoodEffects; Chapter 18: Identification of Social Interactions; 1. Introduction; 2. Decision Making in Group Contexts; 3. Linear Models of Social Interaction; 4. Social Networks and Spatial Models of Social Interactions; 5. Discrete Choice Models of Social Interactions; 6. Experimental Approaches; 7. Suggestions for Future Directions; 8. Conclusions; A1. Derivation and Analysis of Equilibria in the Linear in Means Model
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A2. Proof of Theorems 3, 4, 5 and 7 on Social NetworksA3. Equilibrium Properties of Discrete Choice Models with Social Interactions; References; Chapter 19: Econometric Methods for the Analysis of Assignment Problems in the Presence of Complementarity an; 1. Introduction; 2. An overview of empirical matching models; 3. Identification and estimation of one-to-one matching models when match output is observed; 4. Identification and estimation of one-to-one matching models when match output is unobserved: equilibrium approaches; 5. Segregation in the presence of social spillovers
Description / Table of Contents:
6. Treatment response with spillovers7. Areas for further research; References; Chapter 20: Peer Effects in Education: A Survey of the Theory and Evidence; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory; 3. Econometric Issues; 4. Empirical Evidence: Peer Effects; 5. Concluding Remarks; References; Further Reading; Chapter 21: The Importance of Segregation, Discrimination, Peer Dynamics, and Identity in Explaining Trends i; 1. Trends in the Racial Achievement Gap; 2. Segregation; 3. Information-Based Models of Discrimination; 4. Peer Dynamics; 5. Identity; 6. Conclusion; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 22: Labor Markets and Referrals1. Introduction; 2. The Theoretical Literature; 3. Direct Evidence on Usage of Informal Search Methods; 4. Labor Market Referrals and Neighborhood Effects; 5. Randomized and Natural Experiments; 6. Directions for Future Research; References; Chapter 23: Labor and Credit Networks in Developing Economies; 1. Introduction; 2. Identification and Estimation of Network Effects; 3. Networks, Growth, and Efficiency; 4. Conclusion; References; Chapter 24: Risk Sharing Between Households; 1. Introduction; 2. Efficient risk sharing; 3. Forms of risk sharing
Description / Table of Contents:
4. The motives for risk sharing5. Risk sharing groups and networks; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter 25: Neighborhood Effects And Housing; 1. Introduction; 2. Spatial Models of Location with Social Interactions; 3. Endogenous Neighborhood and Contextual Effects in Housing Markets; 4. Neighborhood Effects and the Geometry of the Canonical Urban Model; 5. Hierarchical Models of Location with Social Interactions; 6. Conclusion; References; Index-Volume 1A; Index-Volume 1B;
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Description based upon print version of record
