Here, we review the research we have conducted on social contagion. We describe the
methods we have employed (and the assumptions they have entailed) to examine several …

This article deals with a variety of dynamic issues in the analysis of time-series–cross-
section (TSCS) data. Although the issues raised are general, we focus on applications to …

This article challenges Fixed Effects (FE) modeling as the 'default'for time-series-cross-
sectional and panel data. Understanding different within and between effects is crucial when …

From the 1980s through the first decade of the twenty-first century, the spread of democracy
across the developing and post-Communist worlds transformed the global political …

This article studies how public opinion is associated with the introduction of renewable
energy policies in Europe. While research increasingly seeks to model the link between …

This paper provides a survey of the existing literature on the specification and estimation of
dynamic spatial panel data models, a collection of models for spatial panels extended to …

Objectives To evaluate whether happiness can spread from person to person and whether
niches of happiness form within social networks. Design Longitudinal social network …

Background The prevalence of obesity has increased substantially over the past 30 years.
We performed a quantitative analysis of the nature and extent of the person-to-person …

Many economic and social surveys are designed as panel studies, which provide important
data for describing social changes and testing causal relations between social phenomena …

This chapter provides a survey of the specification and estimation of spatial panel data
models. Five panel data models commonly used in applied research are considered: the …