In this paper study the effect of simmetry on workers' aggregate output and inequality. In particular, we adopt a version with heterogeneous jobs of the model by Calvò-Armengol and Jackson (2007), in which exogenous social networks facilitate the transmission of information on job vacancies among workers. We find that: a) symmetric networks produce higher output and lower inequality than asymmetric networks and, b) the introduction of social links, having the function of ``structural holes'' (see Burt, 1992), has a larger positive effect on output and inequality if they are associated with symmetric networks.

LAVEZZI, A.M., MECCHERI, N. (2007). A Note on Simmetry in Job Contact Networks. In Artificial Markets Modeling (pp. 157-169). Springer.

A Note on Simmetry in Job Contact Networks

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2007-01-01

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In this paper study the effect of simmetry on workers' aggregate output and inequality. In particular, we adopt a version with heterogeneous jobs of the model by Calvò-Armengol and Jackson (2007), in which exogenous social networks facilitate the transmission of information on job vacancies among workers. We find that: a) symmetric networks produce higher output and lower inequality than asymmetric networks and, b) the introduction of social links, having the function of ``structural holes'' (see Burt, 1992), has a larger positive effect on output and inequality if they are associated with symmetric networks.
2007
978-3-540-73134-4
LAVEZZI, A.M., MECCHERI, N. (2007). A Note on Simmetry in Job Contact Networks. In Artificial Markets Modeling (pp. 157-169). Springer.
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