A Survey of Models of Network Formation: Stability and Efficiency

Matthew O. Jackson ()

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Abstract: I survey the recent literature on the formation of networks. I provide definitions of network games, a number of examples of models from the literature, and discuss some of what is known about the (in)compatibility of overall societal welfare with individual incentives to form and sever links.

Keywords: networks; network games; allocation rules; stable networks; efficient networks; network formation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C72 A14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Working Paper: A survey of models of network formation: Stability and efficiency (2003)
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