network formation. While the physics/applied mathematics approach is capable of reproducing most observed networks, it does …

In this paper we examine possible network formations among immigrants and natives with endogenous investment. We … consider a model of a network formation where the initiator of the link bears its cost while both agents benefit from it. We …

their connections within the organized crime network, I estimate network effects on gangsters' economic status. Lacking … causality between the economic status and the gangster's position in the network exploiting exogenous exposure to potential pre … gangsters' importance in- side the network (called centrality) but not the preference for specific housing needs. A standard …

well as for the identity of the key player. We study the possibility of testing endogeneity in network formation. We … analysis suggests that greater care should be taken in grounding econometric network models to sound and credible theoretical …

network structure and we examine equilibrium selection. Specifically, actions are either strategic substitutes or strategic … complements, and participants have either complete or incomplete information about the structure of a random network. Since … for reduced exposure to loss, and 2) uncertainty about the network structure makes it considerably more difficult to …

first develop a model that shows that, at the Nash equilibrium, the outcome of each individual embedded in a network is … network specific factors, the individual's position in a network (as measured by her Katz-Bonacich centrality) is a key …

Delinquents are embedded in a network of relationships. Social ties among delinquents are modeled by means of a graph … non-cooperative way how much delinquency effort he will exert. Using the network model developed by Ballester et al. (2006 … characterization of optimal single player network removal for delinquency reduction, the key player, to optimal group removal, the key …