networks change when agents follow incentives for profitable network positions? This question serves as a leitmotif for this … stable and emerging networks in this model are studied by three complementary methods. We contrast the emerging network … networks.Finally, one of the focal topics of strategic network formation is the "tension of stability and efficiency" (see …

Since the seminal contribution of Jackson & Wolinsky 1996 [A Strategic Model of Social and Economic Networks, JET 71 …, 44-74] it has been widely acknowledged that the formation of social networks exhibits a general conflict between … results that relate situations of positive externalities with stable networks that cannot be "too dense" in a well …

This paper studies the properties of convexity (concavity) and strategic complements (substitutes) in network formation … and the implications for the structure of pairwise stable networks. First, different definitions of convexity (concavity … shown that there always exists a pairwise stable network as long as the utility function of each player satisfies convexity …

Online Consumer-to-Consumer Communication Networks are characterized by informational and social benefits as well as … time and effort costs for participants. Therefore, this dissertation takes an economic perspective on the network formation …

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

Purpose: Information Privacy is becoming an increasingly important field of research with many new definitions and … a better understanding and classification of information privacy concepts and terms. The pur-pose of this paper is to … provide a taxonomy of Information Privacy in Collaborative Environments. The knowledge provided from an information privacy …

Privacy has always been a respected value regardless of national borders, cultural differences, and time in every … society throughout history. This study focuses on the unprecedented changes in the traditional forms of privacy and consequent … concerns with regard to invasion of privacy along with the recent emergence and wide use of the Internet. Government intrusion …

Information privacy in an information age is a paradoxical issue, especially with the recentinnovations of the Internet … differences between heavy and light users’ perceptions on privacy onFacebook. Results from a 25-question survey showed heavy users … ofFacebook’s privacy policy than did light users of social networking sites. …

mšglich sind. Die BeitrŠge dieser Dissertation sind im Einzelnen: - Wir untersuchen die Eignung sog. Privacy … operations over encrypted data, also known as privacy homomorphisms, for creating protocols that could enable secure database …