Transmission of information within transnational social networks: a field experiment |
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| Authors: | Natalia Candelo Rachel T. A. Croson Catherine Eckel |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Economics,Queens College CUNY,Queens,USA;2.College of Social Science,Michigan State University,East Lansing,USA;3.Department of Economics,Texas A&M University,College Station,USA |
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| Abstract: | Several studies have shown a relationship between the stocks of migrants and country-level investment in the home country; however the mechanism through which this relationship operates is still unexplored. We use a field experiment in which participants who are recent immigrants send information about risky decisions to others in their social network in their home country. The results demonstrate how this information influences decisions in the home country. We find that the advice given by family members and decisions made by friends significantly affects an individual’s risky decision-making. |
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