We examine the formation of networks among a set of players whose payoffs depend on the structure of the network. We … network or only on the link itself. A final aspect is whether or not players can pay other players to refrain from forming … related either to accounting for a specific type of externality, or to dealing with the combinatorial nature of network …

are determined by a precise relationship between the lowest eigenvalue of the network, a measure of players' payoff … study of aggregative network games, games of mixed interactions, and Bayesian network games. …

In this paper, we show that a concept of aggregation can hold in network games. Breaking up large networks into smaller … provide an application to public goods in networks to show the usefulness of our results. In particular, we highlight network … architectures that cannot prevent free-riding in public good network games. Finally, we show that aggregation enhances the stability …

also discuss some of the more prominent models of network interactions, including recent advances regarding interdependent …

, 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. …