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Eaton, Jonathan; Kortum, Samuel S. - 1997

parameters of technology. We estimate the equation using trade in manufactures among the OECD. The parameter estimates allow us …

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The solaria syndrome: social capital in a growing hyper-technological economy

Antoci, Angelo; Sabatini, Fabio; Sodini, Mauro - 2010

basically depends on material and relational goods, we show that the best-case scenarios hold when technology and social capital … technology and social interaction balance one another in fostering the growth of both the social and the private sector of the … economy. Along such tracks, technology may play a crucial role in supporting a 'socially sustainable' economic growth. …

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Simple Priorities and Core Stability in Hedonic Games

Dimitrov, Dinko; Borm, Peter; Hendrickx, Ruud; Sung, … - 2004

In this paper we study hedonic games where each player views every other player either as a friend or as an enemy. Two simple priority criteria for comparison of coalitions are suggested, and the corresponding preference restrictions based on appreciation of friends and aversion to enemies are...

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The Formation of Networks with Transfers among Players

Jackson, Matthew O.; Bloch, Francis - 2004

We examine the formation of networks among a set of players whose payoffs depend on the structure of the network. We focus on games where players may bargain by promising or demanding transfer payments when forming links. We examine several variations of the transfer/bargaining aspect of link...

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Allocation Rules for Network Games

Jackson, Matthew O. - 2003

Previous allocation rules for network games, such as the Myerson Value, implicitly or explicitly take the network structure as fixed. In many situations, however, the network structure can be altered by players. This means that the value of alternative network structures (not just sub-networks)...

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Risk Communication and public perception of technological hazards. First Volume

Recchia, Virginia - 1999

Research on risk communication relates basic risk perception studies to the formulation of policies, the currently evolving legislation dealing with hazards, the key issues of public involvement, the risk and environmental management. Risk communication is a relatively new field based on a...

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Risk Communication and public perception of technological hazards. Second Volume

Recchia, Virginia - 1999

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Schumpeter and the rise of modern environmentalism

Albrecht, Johan; Gobbin, Niko - 2001

In Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (CSD, 1942), Schumpeter presents his paradoxical thesis that capitalism will destroy its own foundation, not by failure but by its success. He argues that the emergence of unfavourable circumstances will activate strong opposition from social critics and...

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Juvenile delinquency and conformism

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - 2010

This paper studies whether conformism behavior affects individual outcomes in crime. We present a social network model of peer effects with ex-ante heterogeneous agents and show how conformism and deterrence affect criminal activities. We then bring the model to the data by using a very detailed...

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Connections among farsighted agents

Vannetelbosch, Vincent; Grandjean, Gilles; Mauleon, Ana - 2009

We study the stability of social and economic networks when players are farsighted. In particular, we examine whether the networks formed by farsighted players are different from those formed by myopic players. We adopt Herings, Mauleon and Vannetelbosch's (Games and Economic Behavior,...

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