TY  - JOUR 
TI  - Quality of social networks and educational investment decisions
PB  - Elsevier
PY  - 2013
issn 1053-5357
AB  - All individuals belong to a social network with certain quality level. This paper analyzes the role of the quality of the social network in the educational decision making process. I propose a measure for quality of network based on the schooling level and the labor position of the members of the net. The analysis compares individuals who are similar in at least two characteristics: socioeconomic level and intellectual ability. Although they belong to the same type of community (poor), they differ in the composition of their social network. The higher the quality of the network, the higher the probability of investing in education. Hence, socially disadvantaged and equally intelligent individuals may end up acquiring different schooling levels. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.
KW  - Economía
KW  - Economics
KW  - Redes sociales
KW  - Toma de decisiones - Aspectos sociales
KW  - Nivel de escolaridad
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10906/78326
ER  -