In this chapter, I provide an overview of research on social networks and their role in
sha** behavior and economic outcomes. I include discussion of empirical and theoretical …

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 …

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Brian Skyrms presents a fascinating exploration of how fundamental signals are to our
world. He uses a variety of tools--theories of signaling games, information, evolution, and …

Networks pervade social and economic life, and they play a prominent role in explaining a
huge variety of social and economic phenomena. Standard economic theory did not give …

Recent analyses of social networks, both empirical and theoretical, are discussed, with a
focus on how social networks influence economic behavior, as well as how social networks …

The science of social networks is a central field of sociological study, a major appli (cation of
random graph theory, and an emerging area of study by economists, statistical physicists …

We study a model of multi-player communication. Privately informed decision makers have
different preferences about the actions they take, and communicate to influence each …

Empirical peer effects research often employs censored peer data. Individuals may list only
a fixed number of links, implying mismeasured peer variables. I first document that censoring …

A defining property of the World Wide Web is a content site's ability to place virtually costless
hyperlinks to third-party content as a substitute or complement to its own content. Costless …