Relating Network Structure to Diffusion Properties through Stochastic Dominance

We examine the spread of a disease or behavior through a social network. In particular, we analyze how infection rates depend on the distribution of degrees (numbers of links) among the nodes in the network. We introduce new techniques using first- and second order stochastic dominance relationships of the degree distribution in order to compare infection rates across different social networks.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Jackson Matthew O. ; Rogers Brian W.
Published in:	The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics. - De Gruyter, ISSN 1935-1704. - Vol. 7.2007, 1, p. 1-16
Publisher:	De Gruyter

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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