Influence networks and public goods

Dunia López-Pintado ()
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Dunia López-Pintado: Universidad Pablo de Olavide

SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, No 3, 97-112

Abstract: Abstract We consider a model of local public goods in a random network context. The influence network determines (exogenously) who observes whom every period and comprises a wide array of options depending on the degree distribution and the in/out-degree correlations. We show that there exists a unique equilibrium level of public good provision and compare it with the efficient level. We derive further insights for this problem by performing a comparative statics analysis.

Keywords: Influence networks; Public goods; Out-degree; In-degree; Best-shot game (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D85 H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s13209-016-0152-7

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