, summary network parameters (e.g., the degree distribution or transitivity index); and (iii) empirical models of strategic … network formation admitting interdependencies in preferences. Current research challenges and open questions are also …

for VC firms with less central network positions, and for deals made in “hot” investment markets.Institutional subscribers …

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 …

linked fields. Our analysis uses 1.8 million U.S. patents and their citation properties to map the innovation network and its … strength. Past innovation network structures are calculated using citation patterns across technology classes during 1975 …-1994. The interaction of this pre-existing network structure with patent growth in upstream technology fields has strong …

This paper presents and structurally estimates a model of endogenous network formation and legislative activity of … of Congress as exogenously given and instead embed it in a model of endogenous network formation useful for developing …

Should China build mega-cities or a network of linked middle-sized metropolises? Can Europe's mid-sized cities compete …

This paper studies costly network formation in the context of risk sharing. Neighboring agents negotiate agreements as …