Search Results - subject:"NETWORK FORMATION"

Ortega, Olaizola; Norma, María; Valenciano Llovera, … - Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, … - 2012

This paper provides a new model of network formation that bridges the gap between the two benchmark models by Bala and …

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A noncooperative model of network formation with decreasing productivity

Charoensook, Banchongsan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

This paper develops a model of noncooperative network formation. Link formation is two-sided. Information ﬂow is two …

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Parameters of Regional Cooperative Behavior in the German Biotech Industry – A Quantitative Social Network Analysis

Mitze, Timo; Strotebeck, Falk - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2012

We analyse the determinants of network formation in Germany’s biotechnology industry using social network analysis …

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Friends and Enemies: A Model of Signed Network Formation

Hiller, Timo - School of Economics, Finance and Management, University … - 2012

I propose a game of signed network formation, where agents make friends to coerce payoffs from enemies with fewer …

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Peer Effects in Endogenous Networks

Hiller, Timo - School of Economics, Finance and Management, University … - 2012

This paper presents a simple model of strategic network formation with local com- plementarities in effort levels and …

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The Adoption Process of Payment Cards -An Agent- Based Approach

Alexandrova-Kabadjova, Biliana; Pascacio, Sara Gabriela … - Banco de México - 2012

We investigate the payment card's adoption rate under consumers' and merchants' awareness of network externalities, given two levels of Interchange Fees in a multiagent card market. For the purpose of our research, in multiple instances of the model (scenarios) the investigated effects are...

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Criminal Networks: Who is the Key Player?

Liu, Xiaodong; Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves; Lee, … - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2012

We analyze delinquent networks of adolescents in the United States. We develop a dynamic network formation model …

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Risk aversion and social networks

Leij, Marco van der; Kovarik, Jaromir - Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE) - 2012

creating a link. However, the interplay of such uncertainty and risk attitudes has been neglected in the network formation … literature. We propose a dynamic network formation model that builds on standard microeconomic concepts of utility maximization …

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Nonlinearities in productivity growth: A semi-parametric panel analysis

Azomahou, Theophile; Diene, Bity; Diene, Mbaye - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012

We use country panel data spanning over 1998-2008 for both developed and developing countries to study the productivity growth when countries are close to the technology frontier. Relying on a semi-parametric generalized additive model, we estimate both reduced and structural forms for total...

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The adoption process of payment care - An agent-based approach

Alexandrova-Kabadjova, Biliana; Castellanos, Sara G.; … - 2012

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