Estimating peer effects in networks with peer encouragement designs

Peer effects, in which the behavior of an individual is affected by the behavior of their peers, are central to social science. Because peer effects are often confounded with homophily and common external causes, recent work has used randomized experiments to estimate effects of specific peer behavi...

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Main Authors: Kizilcec, René F. (Author), Bakshy, Eytan (Author), Eckles, Dean Griffin (Contributor)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2017-05-08T16:27:45Z.
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