network formation. While the physics/applied mathematics approach is capable of reproducing most observed networks, it does … does a poor job in matching real-world networks. We also analyze behaviors on networks, which take networks as given and …

A large literature has studied how peers affect behavior by exploiting the preexisting social network structure only … unique panel dataset that contains detailed information on the network of informal financial transactions before and after a … structure of the network of informal financial transactions among households. Second, we estimate a panel model of peer effects …

network structure and we examine equilibrium selection. Specifically, actions are either strategic substitutes or strategic … complements, and participants have either complete or incomplete information about the structure of a random network. Since … for reduced exposure to loss, and 2) uncertainty about the network structure makes it considerably more difficult to …

well as for the identity of the key player. We study the possibility of testing endogeneity in network formation. We … analysis suggests that greater care should be taken in grounding econometric network models to sound and credible theoretical …

their connections within the organized crime network, I estimate network effects on gangsters' economic status. Lacking … causality between the economic status and the gangster's position in the network exploiting exogenous exposure to potential pre … gangsters' importance in- side the network (called centrality) but not the preference for specific housing needs. A standard …