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[inequality]

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Labour & employmentExpert Theory
Network Inequality Perpetuation
Relying heavily on informal social networks for job recruitment creates long-term structural barriers that perpetuate socioeconomic inequality across demographic groups. Exclusively circulating employment opportunities within closed social circles prevents non-connected individuals from accessing economic mobility regardless of their individual skill level.
Economics (general)RCT
Network-Mediated Labor Market Inequality Perpetuation
45 percent of casual labor market participants in urban Kolkata found jobs through social connections, demonstrating that informal network reliance concentrates employment access within existing social circles unless counterbalanced by employer screening incentives.