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of the media exposure on fluctuations in opinion polls for political parties; i.e. the media effect. In particular to … media with the results of the SD opinion polls as well as the opinion poll results of all the other parliamentary parties … considerably stronger effect on the opinion fluctuations, compared to the other five newspapers. To conclude, media exposure …
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classical DeGroot model of opinion formation which we generalize by allowing for strategic interaction. …
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centrality and decreasing in the level of conformity. Thus, lower conformity fosters opinion leadership. Moreover, assuming that …We present a model of opinion formation where individuals repeatedly engage in discussion and update their opinion in a … opinion truthfully, agents in our model interact strategically in the discussion such that their stated opinion can di er from …
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Bloggers devote significant time not only producing content for others to read, watch or listen to, but also paying attention to and engaging in interactions with other bloggers. We hope to throw light not only on the factors that gain bloggers significant readership and lively interactions with...
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The Internet has enabled new forms of large-scale collaboration. Voluntary contributions by large numbers of users and co-producers lead to new forms of production and innovation, as seen in Wikipedia, open source software development, in social networks or on user-generated content platforms as...
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Gordon Tullock has been one of the most important founders and contributors to Public Choice. Two innovations are typical Tullock Challenges. The first relates to method: the measurement of subjective well-being, or happiness. The second relates to digital social networks such as Facebook,...
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Eine Vielzahl von Herausforderung stellt die kommerzielle Verbreitung des Internets und die damit verbundene bidirektionale Kommunikation nicht nur zwischen Konsumenten und Unternehmen, sondern ebenso unter Konsumenten, für Unternehmen dar. Die Unternehmen stehen vor der Notwendigkeit, die...
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centrality during intergroup interactions in the simulation and show that trust self-enhancement at the onset of the simulation … has a positive impact on the evolution of network centrality throughout the simulation. Our results have important …
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analyzed. There are significantly positive correlations between gift network centrality and various forms of informal insurance …
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Peer influence through word-of-mouth (WOM) plays an important role in many information systems but identification of causal effects is challenging. We identify causal WOM effects in the empirical setting of game adoption in a social network for gamers by exploiting differences in individuals'...
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