The effects of social networks on employment and inequality

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 426-454

  Calvó Armengol, Antoni ^a   Jackson, Matthew O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 4043130984     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828041464542     Document Type: Review

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