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Chapter 14. Diffusion, Strategic Interaction, and Social Structure

Jackson, Matthew O.; Yariv, Leeat - In: Handbook of social economics : volume 1, (pp. 645-678). 2011

We provide an overview and synthesis of the literature on how social networks influence behaviors, with a focus on diffusion. We discuss some highlights from the empirical literature on the impact of networks on behaviors and diffusion. We also discuss some of the more prominent models of...

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Chapter 12. An Overview of Social Networks and Economic Applications

Jackson, Matthew O. - In: Handbook of social economics : volume 1, (pp. 511-585). 2011

In this chapter, I provide an overview of research on social networks and their role in shaping behavior and economic outcomes. I include discussion of empirical and theoretical analyses of the role of social networks in markets and exchange, learning and diffusion, and network games. I also...

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Boundedly rational opinion dynamics in social networks : does indegree matter?

Battiston, Pietro; Stanca, Luca M. - 2015

This paper investigates opinion dynamics and social influence in directed communication networks. We study the theoretical properties of a boundedly rational model of opinion formation in which individuals aggregate the information they receive from their neighbors by using weights that are a...

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The economic consequences of social network structure

Jackson, Matthew O.; Rogers, Brian; Zenou, Yves - 2016

We survey the literature on the economic consequences of the structure of social networks. We develop a taxonomy of "macro" and "micro" characteristics of social interaction networks and discuss both the theoretical and empirical findings concerning the role of those characteristics in...

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Susceptibility and influence in social media word-of-mouth

Claussen, Jörg; Engelstätter, Benjamin; Ward, Michael R. - 2014

Peer influence through word-of-mouth (WOM) plays an important role in many information systems but identification of …

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The dynamics of networks and homophily

Jackson, Matthew O.; Nei, Stephen M.; Snowberg, Erik; … - 2023

We examine friendships and study partnerships among university students over several years. At the aggregate level, connections increase over time, but homophily on gender and ethnicity is relatively constant across time, university residences, and different network layers. At the individual...

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Stigma in welfare programs

Celhay, Pablo A.; Meyer, Bruce D.; Mittag, Nikolas - 2022

Stigma of welfare participation is important for policy and survey design, because it deters program take-up and increases misreporting. Stigma is also relevant to the literature on social image concerns, yet empirical evidence is scant because stigma is difficult to empirically identify. We use...

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Some challenges in the empirics of the effects of networks

Boucher, Vincent; Fortin, Bernard - 2015

, such as preferences, technology and decision processes. We discuss sources of identification for the social multiplier as …

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Identification of Peer Effects through Social Networks

Bramoulle, Yann; Djebbari, Habiba; Fortin, Bernard - 2021

We provide new results regarding the identification of peer effects. We consider an extended version of the linear … cases, we provide easy-to-check necessary and sufficient conditions for identification. We show that endogenous and … exogenous effects are generally identified under network interaction, although identification may fail for some particular …

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Chapter 3. Games on Networks

Jackson, Matthew O.; Zenou, Yves - In: Handbook of game theory with economic applications : …, (pp. 95-163). 2015

We provide an overview and synthesis of the literatures analyzing games in which players are connected via a network structure. We discuss, in particular, the impact of the structure of the network on individuals’ behaviors. We focus on game theoretic modeling, but also include some discussion...

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