A Survey of Models of Network Formation: Stability and Efficiency

I survey the recent literature on the formation of networks. I provide definitions of network games, a number of examples of models from the literature, and discuss some of what is known about the (in)compatibility of overall societal welfare with individual incentives to form and sever links.

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Year of publication:	2003-03-28
Authors:	Jackson, Matthew O.
Institutions:	EconWPA
Subject:	networks \| network games \| allocation rules \| stable networks \| efficient networks \| network formation

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Game Theory and Information.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Type of Document - ; figures: included
Classification:	C72 - Noncooperative Games ; A14 - Sociology of Economics
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005550866