A survey of models of network formation: Stability and efficiency

I survey the recent literature on the formation of networks. I provide definitions of network games, a number of examples of models from the literature, and discuss some of what is known about the (in)compatibitily of overall societal welfare with individual incentives to form and sever links.

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Year of publication:	2003-03
Authors:	Jackson, Matthew O.
Institutions:	California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Subject:	networks \| network formation \| efficiency \| stability \| allocation rules

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published: 2004 - "Group Formation in Econmics: Networks, Clubs & Coalitions" Cambridge U Press Number 1161 56 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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