When do Matthew effects occur?

Journal of Mathematical Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-114

  Bothner, Matthew S ^a   Haynes, Richard ^b   Lee, Wonjae ^c   Smith, Edward Bishop ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Credit Suisse USA   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Social networks; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951163419     PISSN: 0022250X     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222500903310960     Document Type: Article

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