This chapter surveys recent models of coalition and network formation in a unified framework. Comparisons are drawn … among various procedures of network and coalition formation, involving simultaneous and sequential moves. The survey also … discussion of efficient network and coalition formation procedures and directions for future research. …

Cooperative game theory addresses two problems: coalition formation and payoff distribution. We hypothesize that the … existence of the core, which is a fundamental concept in cooperative game theory, affects coalition formation, and we examine … both coalition formation and the payoff distribution simultaneously. The bargaining protocol is unstructured, i.e., similar …