The Role of Social Networks in Economic Development in Less Developed Countries: Analysis Based on Social Experiments and Micro-data
| Project/Area Number |
24330082
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Economic policy
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| Research Institution | Waseda University (2014-2015)
The University of Tokyo (2012-2013) |
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Principal Investigator |
Todo Yasuyuki 早稲田大学, 政治経済学術院, 教授 (30336507)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MATOUS Petr 東京大学, 大学院工学系研究科, 講師 (70508192)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥12,350,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,850,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
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| Keywords | 社会ネットワーク / 経済発展 / 開発途上国 / 農業技術普及 / 産業集積 / エチオピア / インドネシア / 社会実験 / 応用ミクロ計量経済学 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research project examined how the structure of social networks affects economic development of less developed countries, using quantitative analysis based on social experiments and micro-data at the household and firm level in Ethiopia and Indonesia. We conducted social experiments in order to estimate causal effects more accurately. In summary, we find that while social networks substantially affect technology diffusion, the network structure affects the effectiveness of diffusion. In particular, we find that networks which embody both dense and strong ties within the community and weak ties with outsiders are more effective than small-world networks. The results have been published in 6 papers and presented in seminars to non-academic audience.
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Research Products
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