Local public goods with weighted link formation

Markus Kinateder and Luca Merlino

Games and Economic Behavior, 2022, vol. 132, issue C, 316-327

Abstract: We introduce weighted links in a local public good game in an endogenous network with heterogeneous players. We find that the equilibrium predictions are sharper than when links are not weighted. In particular, active players form a complete core-periphery graph, where they are either in the core of interconnected players, or connected to every player in the core. Furthermore, a player's type is tightly related to her public good provision and her position in the network.

Keywords: Weighted networks; Network formation; Public goods; Free riding (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C72 D00 D85 H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2022.01.014

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