Social Network Barriers to Information and Opportunities and Their Role in Persistent InequalityMatthew Jackson
1 July 2021
Matthew Jackson (Stanford University), 17:15 - 18:45, presents his project in the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar of the GRK "Collective Decision-Making”.
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Abstract
Divisions in social networks affect the quality and diversity of information to which people have access, as well as their job opportunities. We discuss how this affects both persistent inequality as well as a society’s prospects for growth, and optimal policies.