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Siwei Cheng
Graduate Student, Population Studies Center.
Graduate Student, Joint Doctoral Program in Public Policy and Social Science, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Public Policy and Sociology, Year: 4
Mentor: Yu Xie
Research Interests: the determinants and consequences of income risks and job mobility; the role that social context plays in the formation and evolution of social networks.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Cheng, Siwei, and Yu Xie. Forthcoming. "Structural effect of size on interracial friendship." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. DOI.
PSC Reports
Cheng, Siwei, and Yu Xie. 2012. "Size Matters: The Structural Effect on Social Relations." PSC Research Report No. 12-756. March 2012. Abstract. PDF.