The Role of Social Capital in Business Performance: An Empirical Analysis

Using data on nearly 14 million U.S. businesses and Facebook-derived social capital measures, this study applies Double Machine Learning and quantile regression to reveal that social cohesion acts as a safety net for firm survival, while economic connectedness primarily benefits top-performing firms.

January 2026 · Daman Dhaliwal

Viral Voting: A study in the information diffusion effects of different social pressure treatments on voter turnout.

The purpose of this essay was to study and understand the secondary effects of social pressure mailers on voter turnout through information diffusion.

December 2025 · Daman Dhaliwal