From Graph Theory to Models of Economic Networks. A Tutorial

D. König Michael () and Stefano Battiston
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D. König Michael: Chair of Systems Design, ETH Zurich
Stefano Battiston: Chair of Systems Design, ETH Zurich

A chapter in Networks, Topology and Dynamics, 2009, pp 23-63 from Springer

Abstract: Networks play an important role in a wide range of economic phenomena. Despite this fact, standard economic theory rarely considers economic networks explicitly in its analysis. However, a major innovation in economic theory has been the use of methods stemming from graph theory to describe and study relations between economic agents in networks. This recent development has lead to a fast increase in theoretical research on economic networks. In this tutorial, we introduce the reader to some basic concepts used in a wide range of models of economic networks.

Keywords: Utility Function; Bipartite Graph; Adjacency Matrix; Random Graph; Degree Distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68409-1_2

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