This discussion paper resulted in a publication in the 'Review of Network Economics' (forthcoming).<P> Agents involved … in the formation of a social or economic network typically face uncertainty about the benefits of creating a link …. However, the interplay of such uncertainty and risk attitudes has been neglected in the network formation literature. We …

Recent empirical evidence suggests that financial networks exhibit a core periphery network structure. This paper aims … at giving an economic explanation for the emergence of such a structure using network formation theory. Focusing on … intermediation benefits, we find that a core periphery network cannot be unilaterally stable when agents are homogeneous. The best …

When workers send applications to vacancies they create a network. Frictionsarise because workers typically do not know … frictionaffects network formation, while the second coordination friction affects networkclearing. We show that those frictions and … arise and the number of matches on a given network. Equilibria that exhibitwage dispersion are inefficient in terms of …

are connected according to an undirected graph, the social network, and have the choice between two actions: either to … network. (2) Average inclination governs collective adoption behavior. (3) Initial inclinations determine the critical mass of … network and other parameters. Given the complexity of the system we use a standard technique for estimating the solution. …