The modelling of networks formation has recently became the object of an increasing interest in economics. One of the important issues raised in this literature is the one of networks efficiency. Nevertheless, for non trivial payoff functions, searching for efficient network structures turns out...

The modelling of networks formation has recently became the object of an increasing interest in economics. One of the important issues raised in this literature is the one of networks efficiency. Nevertheless, for non trivial payoff functions, searching for efficient network structures turns out...

The aim of this paper is to extend the theoretical literature on knowledge and network structure by considering explicitly the choice to use the social network as a learning mechanism. In the model, we consider a set of actors that creates and diffuses knowledge. They are located on a lattice...