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Social Networks and Labour Productivity: A Survey of Recent Theory and Evidence

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  • Farzana Afridi

    (Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi and IZA)

  • Amrita Dhillon

    (King’s College London and CAGE, University of Warwick)

  • Swati Sharma

    (Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India)

Abstract

In this paper we survey some of the more recent theoretical and empirical literature on social networks and labour productivity. We discuss the use of referrals in recruitment of workers and the possible mechanisms underlying their use as well as ex-post effects on productivity from having connected workers in the firm and the channels for these effects. We also suggest some open questions for further research.

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  • Farzana Afridi & Amrita Dhillon & Swati Sharma, 2015. "Social Networks and Labour Productivity: A Survey of Recent Theory and Evidence," Indian Economic Review, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, vol. 50(1), pages 25-42.
    • Handle: RePEc:dse:indecr:0095
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    1. Afridi, Farzana & Dhillon, Amrita & Sharma, Swati, 2024. "The ties that bind us: Social networks and productivity in the factory," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 218(C), pages 470-485.
    2. Afridi, Farzana & Dhillon, Amrita & Li, Sherry Xin & Sharma, Swati, 2020. "Using social connections and financial incentives to solve coordination failure: A quasi-field experiment in India's manufacturing sector," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 144(C).
    3. Swati Sharma, 2021. "Gender and workplace interactions: who is likely to lose?," IEG Working Papers 426, Institute of Economic Growth.
    4. Afridi, Farzana & Dhillon, Amrita, 2022. "Social Networks and the Labour Market," IZA Discussion Papers 15774, IZA Network @ LISER.

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    JEL classification:

    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • D86 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Economics of Contract Law
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J41 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Labor Contracts
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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