Recent models and empirical work on network formation emphasize the importance of propinquity in producing strong …

A network/search view of international trade in differentiated products is proposed. It is shown that this view can …

I propose a network/search view of international trade in differentiated products. I present evidence that supports the …

assumption that the process starts with every node in the network having a signal. We study a natural extension of the DeGroot … agent. This characterization result then allows us to relate network geometry to information aggregation. We identify an … example of a network structure where essentially only the signal of a single agent is aggregated, which helps us pinpoint a …

organising its national road systems. I then construct a novel dataset of local network inefficiency and I find that colonial …

for their legislative activity. We propose a novel equilibrium concept for the network formation game that allows for a …

Financial network structure is an important determinant of systemic risk. This paper examines how the U.S. interbank … network evolved over a long and important period that included two key events: the founding of the Federal Reserve and the …, initially reducing overall network concentration. The network became even more focused on Fed cities during the Depression, as …

for VC firms with less central network positions, and for deals made in "hot" investment markets …