NEP-SOC 2023-05-08, eight papers

In this issue we feature 8 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

1. The Intergenerational Transmission of World War I on Female Labour
   Victor Gay
   from HAL (2023)
   Keywords: World War I,Gender norms,Economic History,Culture,Social norm,Military fatalities,Female labor force participation,Female labor supply,Intergenerational transmission
   Created/Revised: 2023-04-04 Added/Modified: 2023-04-11
2. Discrimination in the Formation of Academic Networks: A Field Experiment on #EconTwitter
   Nicolás Ajzenman, Bruno Ferman and Sant’Anna Pedro C.
   from Red Nacional de Investigadores en Economía (RedNIE) (2023)
   Keywords: Discrimination; Economics Profession; Gender; Race; Social Media
   JEL-codes: A11; C93; I23; J15; J16
   Created/Revised: 2023-04-01 Added/Modified: 2023-04-18
3. Cooperation, Fairness, and Rational Altruism in the Making of the Modern Living Standards. The Case of Maresme (1853-2022)
   Jose Luis Martinez-Gonzalez
   from Asociación Española de Historia Económica (2023)
   Keywords: Altruism, peasant communities, human capital, informal institutions, development, social change, collective action
   JEL-codes: B52; D03; D64; N33; O43
   Created/Revised: 2023-04-01 Added/Modified: 2023-04-20
4. Homophily and Transmission of Behavioral Traits in Social Networks
   Palaash Bhargava, Daniel L. Chen, Matthias Sutter and Camille Terrier
   from CESifo (2023)
   Keywords: homophily, social networks, behavioural traits, peer effects, experiments
   JEL-codes: C91; D01; D85; D90
   Created/Revised: 2023-01-01 Added/Modified: 2023-04-05
5. What If She Earns More? Gender Norms, Income Inequality, and the Division of Housework
   Iga Magda, Ewa Cukrowska-Torzewska and Marta Palczyńska
   from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
   Keywords: household income, income inequality, housework, gender norms
   JEL-codes: D10; D13; D31; J12; J16; J22
   Created/Revised: 2023-03-01 Added/Modified: 2023-04-02
6. Physicians Treating Physicians: Relational and Informational Advantages in Treatment and Survival
   Stacey H. Chen, Jennjou Chen, Hongwei Chuang and Tzu-Hsin Lin
   from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
   Keywords: physician quality, social ties, communication, information
   JEL-codes: D83; I11; J44
   Created/Revised: 2023-03-01 Added/Modified: 2023-04-06
7. Closing the Psychological Distance: The Effect of Social Interactions on Team Performance
   Keisuke Hattori and Mai Yamada
   from University Library of Munich, Germany (2023)
   Keywords: team production; social interaction; prosociality; reciprocity; team leadership; peer effects
   JEL-codes: C72; D21; M50
   Created/Revised: 2023-04-12 Added/Modified: 2023-04-13
8. Drought and Political Trust
   Pelle Ahlerup, Aksel Sundström, Sverker C Jagers and Martin Sjöstedt
   from University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2023)
   Keywords: Africa; Drought; Afrobarometer; Trust; Climate change; Disasters
   JEL-codes: D74; H70; O10
   Created/Revised: 2023-04-01 Added/Modified: 2023-04-14

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