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VALDIVIA LOPEZ, Marcos. Social interactions and information dynamics in self-employment in Mexico City. Inv. Econ [online]. 2009, vol.68, n.268, pp.115-158. ISSN 0185-1667.

This paper postulates that self-employment activities in Mexico City are subject to network contagion. This implies that entry-exit in self-employment is affected by other agents' decisions because individuals obtain increasing returns from conformity. In particular, it is claimed that physical proximity is an important component of how social interactions influence self-employment activities in Mexico City.

Palabras llave : social interactions; spatial models; labor markets; self-employment.

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