Network Diversity and Economic Development
Network Diversity and Economic Development
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DOI：
10.1126/science.1186605
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发表时间：
2010-05-21
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
Claxton, Rob
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作者：
Eagle, Nathan;Macy, Michael;Claxton, Rob
社交网络是社会和经济生活的支柱。然而，直到最近，还没有数据来研究国家网络结构的社会影响。为此，我们将最完整的国家通信网络记录与关于社区社会经济福祉的国家普查数据相结合。这些数据使得有可能对社交网络的结构与获得社会经济机会之间的关系进行人口一级的调查。我们发现，个人关系的多样性与社区的经济发展密切相关。
Social networks form the backbone of social and economic life. Until recently, however, data have not been available to study the social impact of a national network structure. To that end, we combined the most complete record of a national communication network with national census data on the socioeconomic well-being of communities. These data make possible a population-level investigation of the relation between the structure of social networks and access to socioeconomic opportunity. We find that the diversity of individuals' relationships is strongly correlated with the economic development of communities.