Citation
Cohen‐Cole, Ethan; Liu, Xiaodong; & Zenou, Yves (2018). Multivariate choices and identification of social interactions. Journal of Applied Econometrics. vol. 33 (2) pp. 165-178Abstract
This paper considers the identification of social interaction effects in the context of multivariate choices. First, we generalize the theoretical social interaction model to allow individuals to make interdependent choices in different activities. Based on the theoretical model, we propose a simultaneous equation network model and discuss the identification of social interaction effects in the econometric model. We also provide an empirical example to show the empirical salience of this model. Using the Add Health data, we find that a student's academic performance is not only affected by academic performance of his peers but also affected by screen‐related activities of his peers.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fjae.2590Reference Type
Journal ArticleJournal Title
Journal of Applied EconometricsAuthor(s)
Cohen‐Cole, EthanLiu, Xiaodong
Zenou, Yves