Arun G. Chandrasekhar

Stanford University - Department of Economics

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Using Gossips to Spread Information: Theory and Evidence from Two Randomized Controlled Trials

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Using Gossips to Spread Information: Theory and Evidence from Two Randomized Controlled Trials

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 14-15
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 10 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2018
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Esther Duflo and Matthew O. Jackson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Centrality, Gossip, Networks, Diffusion, Influence, Social Learning

Gossip: Identifying Central Individuals in a Social Network

NBER Working Paper No. w20422
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 03 Sep 2014
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Esther Duflo and Matthew O. Jackson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Gossip: Identifying Central Individuals in a Social Network

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10120
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 Sep 2014
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Esther Duflo and Matthew O. Jackson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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centrality, diffusion, gossip, influence, networks, social learning

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Tractable and Consistent Random Graph Models

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Tractable and Consistent Random Graph Models

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 25 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2014
Arun G. Chandrasekhar and Matthew O. Jackson
Stanford University - Department of Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Random Networks, Random Graphs, Exponential Random Graph Models, Exponential Family, Social Networks, Network Formation, Consistency

Tractable and Consistent Random Graph Models

NBER Working Paper No. w20276
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 08 Jul 2014
Arun G. Chandrasekhar and Matthew O. Jackson
Stanford University - Department of Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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A Network Formation Model Based on Subgraphs

Number of pages: 101 Posted: 09 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2018
Arun G. Chandrasekhar and Matthew O. Jackson
Stanford University - Department of Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Subgraphs, Random Networks, Random Graphs, Exponential Random Graph Models, Exponential Family, Social Networks, Network Formation, Consistency, Sparse Networks

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Changes in Social Network Structure in Response to Exposure to Formal Credit Markets

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 24 Sep 2018
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Esther Duflo and Matthew O. Jackson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Social Networks, Network Change, Network Formation, Network Evolution, Microfinance, Market Exposure, Favor Exchange, Social Capital

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When Less is More: Experimental Evidence on Information Delivery During India's Demonetization

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When Less is More: Experimental Evidence on Information Delivery During India's Demonetization

Number of pages: 94 Posted: 21 May 2018 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2019
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Emily Breza, Arun G. Chandrasekhar and Benjamin Golub
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University, Stanford University - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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When Less is More: Experimental Evidence on Information Delivery During India's Demonetization

NBER Working Paper No. w24679
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 13 Jun 2018
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Emily Breza, Arun G. Chandrasekhar and Benjamin Golub
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University, Stanford University - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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Signaling, Shame, and Silence in Social Learning

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Signaling, Shame, and Silence in Social Learning

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 30 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2019
Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Benjamin Golub and He Yang
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Harvard University and Harvard University
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social learning, signaling, stigma, social networks

Signaling, Shame, and Silence in Social Learning

NBER Working Paper No. w25169
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 22 Oct 2018
Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Benjamin Golub and He Yang
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Harvard University and Harvard University
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Investments in social ties, risk sharing and inequality

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Social Investments, Informal Risk Sharing, and Inequality

NBER Working Paper No. w20669
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 10 Nov 2014
Attila Ambrus, Arun G. Chandrasekhar and Matt Elliott
Duke University - Department of Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics and California Institute of Technology
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The Diffusion of Microfinance

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The Diffusion of Microfinance

NBER Working Paper No. w17743
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 14 Jan 2012
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Esther Duflo and Matthew O. Jackson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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The Diffusion of Microfinance

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8770
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Jan 2012
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Esther Duflo and Matthew O. Jackson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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diffusion, microfinance, peer effects, social networks

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Interacting Regional Policies in Containing a Disease

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Oct 2020
Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Paul S. Goldsmith-Pinkham, Matthew O. Jackson and Samuel Thau
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Yale School of Management, Stanford University - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia

NBER Working Paper No. w18351
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Sep 2012
Vivi Alatas, Abhijit V. Banerjee, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Rema Hanna and Benjamin A. Olken
World Bank - Jakarta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Using Aggregated Relational Data to Feasibly Identify Network Structure Without Network Data

NBER Working Paper No. w23491
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 13 Jun 2017
Emily Breza, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Tyler McCormick and Mengjie Pan
Harvard University, Stanford University - Department of Economics, University of Washington and University of Washington
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Messages on Covid-19 Prevention in India Increased Symptoms Reporting and Adherence to Preventive Behaviors Among 25 Million Recipients with Similar Effects on Non-Recipient Members of Their Communities

NBER Working Paper No. w27496
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Jul 2020
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Marcella Alsan, Emily Breza, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Abhijit Chowdhury, Esther Duflo, Paul S. Goldsmith-Pinkham and Benjamin Olken
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Harvard University, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research - School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Yale School of Management and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Social Networks as Contract Enforcement: Evidence from a Lab Experiment in the Field

NBER Working Paper No. w20259
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 30 Jun 2014
Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Cynthia Kinnan and Horacio Larreguy Arbesu
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Northwestern University - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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Testing Models of Social Learning on Networks: Evidence from a Lab Experiment in the Field

NBER Working Paper No. w21468
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 18 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 02 Sep 2015
Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Horacio Larreguy Arbesu and Juan Pablo Xandri
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Harvard University and Princeton University
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Social Networks, Reputation and Commitment: Evidence from a Savings Monitors Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w21169
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 18 May 2015 Last Revised: 26 May 2015
Emily Breza and Arun G. Chandrasekhar
Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics and Stanford University - Department of Economics
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Social Structure and Institutional Design: Evidence from a Lab Experiment in the Field

NBER Working Paper No. w20309
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2015
Emily Breza, Arun G. Chandrasekhar and Horacio Larreguy Arbesu
Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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When Celebrities Speak: A Nationwide Twitter Experiment Promoting Vaccination in Indonesia

NBER Working Paper No. w25589
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 26 Feb 2019
Vivi Alatas, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Markus M. Mobius, Benjamin A. Olken and Cindy Paladines
World Bank - Jakarta, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Microsoft Corporation - Microsoft Research New England, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and World Bank
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Naive Learning with Uninformed Agents

NBER Working Paper No. w25497
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 04 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2019
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Emily Breza, Arun G. Chandrasekhar and Markus M. Mobius
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University, Stanford University - Department of Economics and Microsoft Corporation - Microsoft Research New England
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees? An Investigation of Network Knowledge

NBER Working Paper No. w24359
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 28 Feb 2018
Emily Breza, Arun G. Chandrasekhar and Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi
Harvard University, Stanford University - Department of Economics and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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Network-Based Hiring: Local Benefits; Global Costs

NBER Working Paper No. w26806
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 02 Mar 2020
Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Melanie Morten and Alessandra Peter
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Stanford University and Princeton University
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Best Linear Approximations to Set Identified Functions: With an Application to the Gender Wage Gap

NBER Working Paper No. w25593
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 26 Feb 2019
Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Victor Chernozhukov, Francesca Molinari and Paul Schrimpf
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Cornell University - Department of Economics and University of British Columbia (UBC) - Vancouver School of Economics
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Financial Centrality and Liquidity Provision

NBER Working Paper No. w24406
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Mar 2018
Arun G. Chandrasekhar, Robert M. Townsend and Juan Pablo Xandri
Stanford University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Princeton University
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