We survey the literature on social networks by putting together the economics, sociological and physics … network formation. While the physics/applied mathematics approach is capable of reproducing most observed networks, it does … not explain why they emerge. On the contrary, the economics approach is very precise in explaining why networks emerge but …

There is growing awareness within the economics profession of the important role narratives play in the economy. Even … economics, we propose a definition of collective economic narratives, isolating five important characteristics. We argue that … empirical narrative economics. …