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Conflict Networks
Franke, Jörg; Ozturk, Tahir - 2014
Conflict parties are frequently involved into more than one conflict at a given time. In this paper the interrelated … structure of conflictive relations is modeled as a conflict network where opponents are embedded in a local structure of … bilateral conflicts. Conflict parties invest in specific conflict technology to attack their respective rivals and defend their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014202464
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Whom can you trust? : reputation and cooperation in networks
King, Maia - 2017
Community enforcement is an important device for sustaining efficiency in some repeated games of cooperation. We investigate cooperation when information about players' reputations spreads to their future partners through links in a social network that connects them. We find that information...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011773641
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Networks of military alliances, wars, and international trade
Jackson, Matthew O.; Nei, Stephen - 2014 - Draft: February 2014
We investigate the role of networks of military alliances in preventing or encouraging wars between groups of countries. A country is vulnerable to attack if there is some fully-allied group of countries that can defeat that country and its (remaining) allies based on a function of their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010350454
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The formation of networks in the diaspora
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2016
In this paper, we examine possible types of network formation among immigrants in the diaspora and between those immigrants and the locals in different countries. We present the model by considering different possible interactions between immigrants and the new society in their host country....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452743
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Ethnic Networks and International Trade
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2021
There is a well-established high quality literature on the role of networks, particularly ethnic networks, in international trade. Ethnic networks are a way of overcoming informal barriers (information costs, risk and uncertainty) to trade by building trust and substituting for the difficulty of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319127
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Networks in the Diaspora
Epstein, Gil S. - 2016
In this paper, we examine possible types of network formation among immigrants in the diaspora and between those immigrants and the locals in different countries. We present the model by considering different possible interactions between immigrants and the new society in their host country....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012995350
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The Formation of Networks in the Diaspora
Epstein, Gil S. - 2016
In this paper, we examine possible types of network formation among immigrants in the diaspora and between those immigrants and the locals in different countries. We present the model by considering different possible interactions between immigrants and the new society in their host country....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012997439
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The Network and Reputation of Financial Institutions and the Certification Value of Bank Loans
Godlewski, Christophe J. - 2014
Social networks and reputation play important roles in mitigating informational frictions related to financial … intermediation, in particular bank lending. We investigate the effect of financial institutions' network and reputation on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013055056
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Social Capital, Reputation and Contract Duration in Buyer-Supplier Networks for Information Technology Outsourcing
Ravindran, Kiron - 2015
managing longer-term contracts. Second, the network serves as a reputation system that can stratify vendors according to their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013037393
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Endogenous Business Networks
Kali, Raja - 2010
Business networks are a feature of the organizational landscape of many countries, though they vary in magnitude. This paper develops a theory of business networks where they are endogenous to the reliability of the legal system. Networks are a substitute for reliable institutional support that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014195191