A population of players is considered in which each player may select his neighbors in order to play a 2 × 2 coordination game with each of them. We analyze how the payoffs in the underlying coordination game effect the resulting equilibrium neighborhood resp. network structure.

This study offers a new framework for organizing a motion picture in such a way thatchances for box-office success are enhanced. We combine and expand two strands of researchfor the moviemaking industry: the economic approach and the social network perspective.Specifically, we integrate the...

Rising wealth inequality is both a topic in recent policy discussion and in the social sciences. Despite the general interest in wealth concentration, we know only little about the largest privately held fortunes. To help fill this gap we analyze the historical origins of Germany's 1,032 largest...