Social Interactions: Theory and Empirics

Theory and Methods Research Paper 2006 / 40 International Trade , Security and Transnational Terrorism : Theory and Empirics

In this paper, we offer a general analytical framework illustrating the complex two-way interactions between trade and transnational terrorism. We then survey the recent economic literature in light of this framework by pointing to the importance in empirical studies a) to control appropriately for theses interactions, b) to distinguish between "source" countries and "target" countries of terro...

The Process of Social Interactions in Patients With Hepatitis B Infection: A Grounded Theory Study

Background: The hepatitis B virus infection is a major cause of liver diseases in the world. It mostly affects psychological and social aspects as well as the mental health of patients. The aim of this study was to explain the process of social interactions in patients with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection.  Methods: The present study was conducted using the grounded theory method from 2...

Empirics of Social Interactions

Empirical studies of social interactions address a multitude of definitional, econometric and measurement issues associated with role of interpersonal and social group influences in economic decisions. Applications range from studies of crime patterns, neighborhood influences on upbringing and conformist behavior, mutual influences among classmates and keeping up with roommates in colleges rega...

Text mining for systems biology and MetNet

............................................................................................................................ iv Chapter 1. Background: text mining of biological literature for interaction extraction ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Review of interaction extraction methods ..............

Social Development Strategy The Empirics of Social Capital: Some Skeptical Thoughts