. Simultaneously, individuals adapt their behavior, leading to an intricate interplay been network evolution and behavior evolution …

placing its data on others’ storage devices, given the prevailing data loss rate in the network. The cost function of an agent … captures the cost that the agent incurs to maintain links in the network. With this utility function, we analyze what network … exists a pairwise stable network, which is also efficient. We show that all pairwise stable networks are efficient, and hence …

We consider the dynamic network formation problem under the requirement that the whole network be connected and remain …

dimensions of our identity (“homophily”). Lab studies of network formation games have found that adherence to social norms of … reciprocity and inequity aversion are also drivers of network choices. No study so far has attempted to investigate the role of … between his/her profile and the profile of the other player. At this point, a repeated network formation game ensues. We find …

collaboration in a dynamic network setting. We develop an experiment in which coordination problems are mainly due to finding … problem. Still, if subjects are able to solve the coordination problem, they invest in a suboptimal way in the network good …

multiplex network who deal with coordination issues using social learning and payoff-driven dynamics. Agents form their …

Theoretical models on network formation focus mostly on the stability and efficiency of equilibria, but they cannot … starting network. To study factors affecting equilibrium selection, we designed a network formation experiment with multiple … stage in which the network is disrupted. This setting allows us to analyze the interplay between the need for farsightedness …

agent can derive from a network depends on the strength of the direct links between agents. We assume that the strength of … with some existing models of network formation where the strength technology is a convex function of investment, we find … that (i) the symmetric complete network can dominate the star architecture in terms of total utility; (ii) a dominating …