network formation. While the physics/applied mathematics approach is capable of reproducing most observed networks, it does …We survey the literature on social networks by putting together the economics, sociological and physics … not explain why they emerge. On the contrary, the economics approach is very precise in explaining why networks emerge but …

Workers are embedded within a network of social relationships and can communicate through word-of-mouth. They can find …. We show that, when the network size increases, on average, the unemployed workers hear about more vacancies through their … social network but, at the same time, it is more likely that multiple vacancies reach the same unemployed worker. Above a …

We consider a model where each individual (or ethnic minority) is embedded in a network of relationships and decides … assimilation norms may emerge in steady state depending on the structure of the network. We then consider the role of cultural and …

punish each other (i.e., in a complete network). The architecture of social networks becomes important when individuals can … only monitor and punish the other individuals to whom they are connected by the network. We study several non …-trivial network architectures that give rise to their own distinctive patterns of behavior. Nevertheless, a number of simple, yet …

punish each other (i.e., in a complete network). The architecture of social networks becomes important when individuals can … only monitor and punish the other individuals to whom they are connected by the network. We study several non …-trivial network architectures that give rise to their own distinctive patterns of behavior. Nevertheless, a number of simple, yet …

We document the transmission of social distancing practices from the United States to Mexico along migrant networks …

Workers are embedded within a network of social relationships and can communicate through word-of-mouth. They can find …. We show that, when the network size increases, on average, the unemployed workers hear about more vacancies through their … social network but, at the same time, it is more likely that multiple vacancies reach the same unemployed worker. Above a …