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dc.contributor.authorvan der Leij, Marco J.en
dc.contributor.authorBuhai, I. Sebastianen
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-11-
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-29T08:56:48Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-29T08:56:48Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/40678-
dc.description.abstractWe develop a social network model of occupational segregation between different social groups, generated by the existence of positive inbreeding bias among individuals from the same group. If network referrals are important for job search, then expected homophily in the contact network structure induces different career choices for individuals from different social groups. This further translates into stable occupational segregation equilibria in the labor market. We derive the conditions for wage and unemployment inequality in the segregation equilibria and characterize first and second best social welfare optima. Surprisingly, we find that socially optimal policies involve segregation.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aFondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) |cMilanoen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aNota di Lavoro |x2008,31en
dc.subject.jelJ24en
dc.subject.jelJ31en
dc.subject.jelJ70en
dc.subject.jelZ13en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordSocial Networksen
dc.subject.keywordHomophilyen
dc.subject.keywordInbreeding Biasen
dc.subject.keywordOccupational Segregationen
dc.subject.keywordLabor Market Inequalityen
dc.subject.keywordSocial Welfareen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsmarktsegmentierungen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsmarktdiskriminierungen
dc.subject.stwSoziales Netzwerken
dc.subject.stwLohndifferenzierungen
dc.subject.stwWohlfahrtstheorieen
dc.subject.stwTheorieen
dc.titleA social network analysis of occupational segregation-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn568792025en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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