This paper o¤ers a bridge between the theoretical literature on endogenous network formation and the empirical work on … the impact of social networks on economic performance. We provide a theoretical framework of endogenous network formation … that yields testable predictions for the network architectures generated by a particular informal institution common in …

In most network asset procurement exercises, network configurations are predefined by the auctioneers. Bidders can … neither propose different network configurations nor can they submit bids on a group of network links. We believe the market … different network configurations and where bidding for packages is a possibility. We demonstrate why the auction design in this …

This paper aims to predict some possible futures for the World Wide Web based on several key network parameters: size … connection speeds are low neither the star nor complete networks are stable, and when connection speeds are high the star network … is usually stable, while the complete network is never stable. For intermediate speed levels much depends upon the other …

Economic agents' behavior is affected by their position in a network, either exogenous or endogenous, in which they … interact with a subset of neighbours only. The network's links, which may be generated by vertical and/or horizontal relations … strategies and network structures arises instead when links are endogenous: those features are clearly shown in the mechanism …