We define a general class of network formation models, Statistical Exponential Random Graph Models (SERGMs), that nest …' (including ERGMs) parameters estimated from the observation of a single network are consistent (i.e., become accurate as the … exponentially slow mixing times for many specifications, we show that by reformulating network formation as a distribution over the …

the uniform distribution that conditions on the number of choices made by each individual in the social network. Several …

, 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 …

In this note, we consider a broad class of network models where a large number of heterogeneous agents simultaneously …

We develop and analyze a tractable empirical model for strategic network formation that can be estimated with data from … a single network at a single point in time. We model the network formation as a sequential process where in each period …, the characteristics of the potential partner, and on features of the current state of the network, such as whether the two …

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 …

The network of economists who publish in leading journals is generally perceived as small, exclusive, and tightly knit …. We study how author-editor and author-reviewer network connectivity and "match" influences editor decisions and reviewer …

estimable formulae for the effects of fiscal policies on aggregate GDP, or fiscal multipliers, and show how network structures …