Social Connectedness: Measurement, Determinants, and Effects

[1 ]Michael Bailey  is a Senior  Economic  Research Scientist, Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, California.

[2 ]Rachel Cao is a PhD candidate in economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

[3 ]Theresa Kuchler is an Assistant Professor of Finance, at the Stern School of Business, New York University, New York City, New York.

[4 ]Johannes Stroebel is a Professor of Finance, at the Stern School of Business, New York University, New York City, New York. Stroebel is the corresponding author at .

[5 ]Arlene Wong is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.