. Network positions are supposed to be important for both, consumers and suppliers. Examples are R&D collaborations, strategic … networks change when agents follow incentives for profitable network positions? This question serves as a leitmotif for this … thesis.First, it is addressed how to formally model situations where individuals purposefully alter the network structure …

This paper studies the properties of convexity (concavity) and strategic complements (substitutes) in network formation … shown that there always exists a pairwise stable network as long as the utility function of each player satisfies convexity … in own links and strategic complements. For network societies with a profile of utility functions satisfying concavity in …

Instrumentariums der evolutionären Spieltheorie. Aufbauend auf den Ergebnissen zum Verhalten der Nutzer von P2P-Netzwerken wird in …

time and effort costs for participants. Therefore, this dissertation takes an economic perspective on the network formation …

power suppliers and potential investors again is input data for investment decisions of network operators that aim on … developing the network corresponding to the expected future distribution of load and generation, given an adequate rate of return …

current world trade negotiating round.The current thesis uses a network formation approach to analyze the incentives to …