Social Capital and Social Quilts: Network Patterns of Favor Exchange

Jackson, Matthew O.; Rodriguez-Barraquer, Tomas; Tan, Xu

doi:10.1257/aer.102.5.1857

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“…Some scholars have argued that either adding connections to a network or changing the structure of the existing connections can promote successful coordination (Gould, 1993;Cassar, 2007;Watts and Strogatz, 1998) but changing the structure of connections can create new dependencies and therefore more obstacles to collective performance (Chwe, 2000;Enemark et al, 2011;Siegel, 2009;Lazer and Friedman, 2007;Jackson et al, 2012). Watts (2003) considered identifying the likely effects of adding connections or changing network structure a particularly vexing problem.…”

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Knowledge and networks: An experimental test of how network knowledge affects coordination

2014

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a b s t r a c tScholars in the social sciences use network theory to study a range of collective action problems. Often the goal is to identify how the structure of the network affects efforts to coordinate or cooperate, and research suggests that adding connections to a network can improve the performance of groups faced with such tasks. On the other hand, theory and empirics also suggest that additional connections can degrade the performance of a network. If connections can have negative effects then it is important to consider if there are alternatives to adding connections to a network that can also improve network performance. Because a primary function of connections in a network is to disseminate information, providing individuals with more information about the network may act as a substitute for adding connections to a network. We test experimentally whether providing subjects with more information about the structure of networks can improve coordination. We find that a more complete view of the network leads to faster coordination, but the magnitude of this effect depends on network structure. These results suggest that changing what actors know about a network can improve outcomes without having to add connections that may impede overall performance.

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Knowledge and networks: An experimental test of how network knowledge affects coordination

2014

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“…In Figure 3 (right), this measure asks, for a pair of neighbors i and j, whether there exists at least one node k that is connected to both i and j. This measure of having a "friend in common" or "shared neighbor" is also termed "support" by Jackson, Rodriguez-Barraquer and Tan (2012), who study its role in providing incentives for individuals i and j to act cooperatively in a relationship, with the interpretation that a common neighbor can help support the provision of incentives in a relationship.…”

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“…To make the point starkly, as illustrated in Figure 11 Clustering can appear in cases of extreme homophily, even with independence -simply because links form among groups of individuals who all have the same characteristics (e.g., see Graham (2014)). However, correlation persists in many settings, even after conditioning on nodal characteristics (e.g., see Jackson, Rodriguez-Barraquer and Tan (2012)). …”

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The Economic Consequences of Social Network Structure

2015

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We survey the literature on the economic consequences of the structure of social networks. We develop a taxonomy of 'macro' and 'micro' characteristics of social interaction networks and discuss both the theoretical and empirical findings concerning the role of those characteristics in determining learning, diffusion, decisions, and resulting behaviors. We also discuss the challenges of accounting for the endogeneity of networks in assessing the relationship between the patterns of interactions and behaviors.

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“…(Newbert and Tornikoski, 2012). Close interaction within groups with the same objectives leads to the development of cooperatives societies (Matthew et al, 2012). Empowerment of women is very important in developing countries because their participation is very important to the socio-economic development of the country (Noreen, 2011).…”

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Present status and future scope of floriculture industry in Sri Lanka and its potential in women empowerment

Padmini

Kodagoda

2017

Sri Lanka J. Soc. Sci.

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Abstract:Floriculture industry is considered a high income generating agribusiness and it can potentially be harnessed as a means of socioeconomic development in Sri Lanka. Limited literature and lack of data are the main barriers to develop policies in this sector. The business is handled by a few exporters, middle level growers and small scale growers. The National Policy Framework of the Government of Sri Lanka (2010) aimed to develop the floriculture sector as a source of income generating pathway to unemployed women in the country.The observation and analysis presented in this paper is based on a survey conducted during April -August 2014 in Colombo and Gampaha Districts of Sri Lanka and views of growers obtained in the workshop on " Setting new horizons in horticulture 2020" held on 30 th January 2015 in Colombo. Data were collected for qualitative analysis through direct questions and open ended questions. The findings of this study acknowledge that the collective actions of growers drive the development of floriculture in the country. Indirectly, growers highlighted that increase in the utilisation of flowers and indoor plants in the country has created a favorable demand for their products and therefore, growers need to expand their operations. The main constrains of the growers were financial difficulties and high cost of land to expand their productions. Growers as well as the government need to develop a proper market for floriculture products at national and international levels in par with other export agricultural crops in the country.

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Social Capital and Social Quilts: Network Patterns of Favor Exchange

Cited by 331 publications

References 35 publications

Knowledge and networks: An experimental test of how network knowledge affects coordination

Knowledge and networks: An experimental test of how network knowledge affects coordination

The Economic Consequences of Social Network Structure

Present status and future scope of floriculture industry in Sri Lanka and its potential in women empowerment

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