Links and Architecture in Village Networks

Emanuela Sciubba and Pramila Krishnan

No 6787, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: In this paper we test the implications of a model of network formation on data from rural Ethiopia. In contrast to the current literature, we demonstrate the critical role of both number of links and architecture in determining the impact of social networks on outcomes. Social capital matters, but its impact differs by the architecture of the network to which one belongs.

Keywords: Endogenous network formation; Rural institutions; Social Networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D85 O12 O17 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-04
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-afr, nep-dev, nep-hap, nep-net and nep-soc
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