The effects of social networks on employment and inequality
The effects of social networks on employment and inequality
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DOI：
10.1257/0002828041464542
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发表时间：
2004-06-01
影响因子：
10.7
通讯作者：
Jackson, MO
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作者：
Calvó-Armengol, A;Jackson, MO
我们开发了一个模型，代理商通过明确建模的社会联系网络获得有关工作机会的信息。我们发现，就业是正相关的时间和代理。此外，失业表现出持续时间的依赖性：获得工作的概率减少的时间长度，代理人已经失业。最后，我们研究两组之间的不平等。如果留在劳动力市场的成本很高，一个群体的就业状况开始较差，那么这个群体的辍学率将更高，他们的就业前景将持续低于另一个群体。
We develop a model where agents obtain information about job opportunities through an explicitly modeled network of social contacts. We show that employment is positively correlated across time and agents. Moreover, unemployment exhibits duration dependence: the probability of obtaining a job decreases in the length of time that an agent has been unemployed. Finally, we examine inequality between two groups. If staying in the labor market is costly and one group starts with a worse employment status, then that group's drop-out rate will be higher and their employment prospects will be persistently below that of the other group.