Discovery and diffusion of knowledge in an endogenous social network

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 937-976

  Chang, Myong Hun ^a   Harrington Jr , Joseph E ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21344437292     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426555     Document Type: Article

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