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Essays on Social Networks in Development Economics: Measurement, Learning, and Implications

Description:

Social networks play a crucial role in developing economies. One of their most important functions is facilitating the flow of information, particularly about the efficacy of new technologies. This dissertation explores three aspects of this research agenda. First, I study how economists can estimate the structure of a social network...

Keyword:

uncertainty, social networks, risk aversion, penalized regression, and technology adoption

Subject:

Agriculture economics, Information science, and Economics

Creator:

Alidaee, Hossein

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Scholarly Digital Publishing

Language:

en

Date Uploaded:

05/31/2023

Date Created:

2023-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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etdadmin_upload_986939 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:16610