heterogeneity) as well as homophily/heterophily across the K types of agents. In contrast, the network benefit function allows agents …Consider a setting where N players, partitioned into K observable types, form a directed network. Agents' preferences … over the form of the network consist of an arbitrary network benefit function (e.g., agents may have preferences over their …

the kinship and friendship ties and the network position of pioneer migrants in the village affect the current …

.g. geographical distance between regions). ERGMs represent a new set of network analysis techniques that have been developed in recent … determinants at the structural network level while still only requiring cross-sectional network data. The usefulness of ERGMs is … illustrated by an empirical study on the structure of the cross-regional R and D collaboration network of the German chemical …

than to other members of the network. In this paper, we identify such communities in the European R&D network using data on …