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 …

This paper reports the results of a laboratory experiment on network formation among heterogeneous agents. The … experimental design extends the basic Bala-Goyal (2000) model of network formation with decay and two-way flow of benefits by … network has a star structure. We find that with homogeneous agents, equilibrium predictions fail completely. In contrast, with …

networks. We varied the network structure, the relative influence of the opponent, and the heterogeneity of the nodes' initial …

We hypothesize that individuals with a larger social-family network are more likely to choose self-employment. We test … this hypothesis using data on temporary rural-urban migrants in China. The size of a migrant's social-family network is … social-family network exactly because he is self-employed. For this reason, a simple correlation between the probability of …

are more central in the social network, or are located closer to the geographic center of interaction, choose higher … density of links in the social network and with the degree to which agents are clustered in physical space. When agents can … choose geographic locations, there is a tendency for those who are more central in the social network to locate closer to the …

networks. These results imply that social network considerations might be important for fertility decisions. …

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 …