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Social Capital and Wages: An Econometric Evaluation of Social Networking's Effects

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  • Eric Delattre
  • Mareva Sabatier

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. The goal of this paper is to get an econometric evaluation of the effects of the social network's mobilization, as a job search strategy, on wages. We make use of switching regression models to deal simultaneously with an endogenous selection issue in the network's choice and the existence of two different regimes of wage determination. Econometric estimates provide evidence for the existence of a selection effect on the choice of network but, after correcting the selection bias on the wage equations, the effect of social network on wages is negative.

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  • Eric Delattre & Mareva Sabatier, 2007. "Social Capital and Wages: An Econometric Evaluation of Social Networking's Effects," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 21(2), pages 209-236, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:labour:v:21:y:2007:i:2:p:209-236
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2007.00372.x
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