Spillovers and Social Interaction Effects in the Demand for Preventive Healthcare: Evidence from the PROGRESA program.

2021 ◽  
pp. 102483
Author(s):  
Ciro Avitabile
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Interaction Effects ◽  
Preventive Healthcare ◽  
Social Interaction Effects

Social Interaction Effects

2011 ◽  
pp. 1454-1458
Author(s):  
Erik den Hartigh
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Interaction Effects ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Internet Forum ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Photo Camera ◽  
Social Interaction Effects

Direct social interactions between economic agents (people) are important in determining their choices. When choosing a new car, you will likely ask some of your friends or acquaintances what their opinion is on different types and brands of cars. When choosing a new photo camera, you are likely to visit an Internet forum to see what other peoples’ opinions are on the different brands and types of cameras. These are examples of social interaction. Social interaction effects are therefore important in determining buying behavior. The rise of the Internet has considerably facilitated such social interactions, making social interaction effects even more important.

scholarly journals Ethnic Composition of Schools and Students’ Educational Outcomes: Evidence from Sweden

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 486-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Brandén ◽  
Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund ◽  
Ryszard Szulkin
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Interaction Effects ◽  
Ethnic Composition ◽  
Swedish Population ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Interaction Effects

We examine the impact of ethnic school composition on students’ educational outcomes using Swedish population register data. We add to the literature on the consequences of ethnic school segregation for native and immigrant students by distinguishing social interaction effects from selection and environmental effects through one- and two-way fixed effects models. Our findings demonstrate that native and immigrant students’ grades are relatively unaffected by social interaction effects stemming from the proportion of immigrant schoolmates. However, we find nontrivial effects on their eligibility for upper secondary school. Immigrants’ educational outcomes are weakly positively affected by the proportion of co-ethnics in school.

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