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The Information Value of Online Social Networks

其他書名	Lessons from Peer-to-Peer Lending
出版	National Bureau of Economic Research, 2014
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hd6D0AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋We examine whether social networks facilitate online markets using data from a leading peer-to-peer lending website. We find that borrowers with social ties are consistently more likely to have their loans funded and receive lower interest rates; however, most borrowers with social ties are more likely to pay late or default. We provide evidence that these findings are driven by lenders not fully understanding the relationship between social ties and unobserved borrower quality. Overall, our findings suggest caution for using online social networks as a signal of quality in anonymous transactions.