Fueled by recent advances in statistical modeling and the rapid growth of network data,
social network analysis has become increasingly popular in sociology and related …

This article provides a selective review of the recent literature on econometric models of
network formation. I start with a brief exposition on basic concepts and tools for the statistical …

The chapter has ten sections, which cover the theory of two-sided markets and related
empirical work. Section 1 introduces the reader to the literature. Section 2 covers the case of …

Empirical peer effects research often employs censored peer data. Individuals may list only
a fixed number of links, implying mismeasured peer variables. I first document that censoring …

I study a regression model in which one covariate is an unknown function of a latent driver of
link formation in a network. Rather than specify and fit a parametric network formation model …

Identifying peer effects has important policy implications because endogenous peer effects
can amplify policy effects. Using a spatial panel model with network-structure peer groups …

We address the problem of using observational data to estimate peer contagion effects, the
influence of treatments applied to individuals in a network on the outcomes of their …

Literature on how regional integration within a country affects corporate innovation is limited.
This study proposes a dynamic mechanism for integration of the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) …

We study the estimation of peer effects through social networks when researchers do not
observe the network structure. Instead, we assume that researchers know (have a consistent …

Do digital agricultural services 'disrupt'in-person peer interactions that generate and spread
local knowledge? To investigate, I randomize access to a mobile phone-based agricultural …