We model contagions and cascades of failures among organizations linked through a network of financial … interdependencies. We identify how the network propagates discontinuous changes in asset values triggered by failures (e … diversification connect the network which permits cascades to propagate further, but eventually, more diversification makes contagion …

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I. BACKGROUND AND FUNDAMENTALS OF NETWORK ANALYSIS -- PART II. MODELS OF … NETWORK FORMATION -- PART III. IMPLICATIONS OF NETWORK STRUCTURE -- PART IV. METHODS, TOOLS, AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSES … they impact behavior, which network structures are likely to emerge in a society, and why we organize ourselves as we do …

the adoption of technologies of uncertain value, when gents are connected by a network and a monopolist seller chooses a …

, learning and diffusion, and network games. I also include some background on social network characteristics and measurements …, models of network formation, models for the statistical analysis of social networks, as well as community detection. …