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Statistical Mechanics Approaches to Socioeconomic Behavior

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Steven N. Durlauf

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This paper provides a unified framework for interpreting a wide range of interactions models which have appeared in the economics literature. A formalization taken from the statistical mechanics literature is shown to encompass a number of socioeconomic phenomena ranging from out of wedlock births to aggregate output to crime. The framework bears a close relationship to econometric models of discrete choice and therefore holds the potential for rendering interactions models estimable. A number of new applications of statistical mechanics to socioeconomic problems are suggested.

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Paper provided by Santa Fe Institute in its series Working Papers with number 96-08-069.

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Keywords: Interactions models; socioeconomic behavior;

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  1. H. Tordjman, 1998. "Some General Questions About Markets," Working Papers ir98025, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. [Downloadable!]
  2. Alejandro Gaviria & Steven Raphael, 1997. "School-Based Peer Effects and Juvenile Behavior," University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series 97-21, Department of Economics, UC San Diego. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Scott E. Page, 1998. "Uncertainty, Difficulty, and Complexity," Research in Economics 98-08-076e, Santa Fe Institute. [Downloadable!]
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