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What Causes What

Observational · 1973

The strength of weak ties

M. S. Granovetter. American Journal of Sociology.

Job information travels over weak ties. Network position is a labor-market technology. The paper this atlas uses whenever 'social capital gets you hired' is the claim.

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What Causes What. “The strength of weak ties.” https://whatcauseswhat.org/papers/p-granovetter-1973 (atlas updated 2026-08-31).

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