How do strong social ties shape youth migration trajectories (using data from the Russian on-line social network www.vk.com)
It is well known that M. Granovetter wrote about the declining role of strong social ties and the rising role of weak ties. Yet the situation in Russia is different. The institutional order and a high level of transactions costs compels young Russians to use strong social ties to cut transaction cos...
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| Online Access: | http://www-sre.wu.ac.at/ersa/ersaconfs/ersa13/ERSA2013_paper_00372.pdf |