The Role of Child Gender in the Formation of Parents’ Social Networks

Aristide Houndetoungan (), Asad Islam, Michael Vlassopoulos and Yves Zenou

No 2023-23, Monash Economics Working Papers from Monash University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Social networks play an important role in various aspects of life. While extensive research has explored factors such as gender, race, and education in network formation, one dimension that has received less attention is the gender of one’s child. Children tend to form friendships with same gender peers, potentially leading their parents to interact based on their child’s gender. Focusing

Keywords: Social networks; early childhood; network formation; gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C57 D85 J16 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-11-01
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