Networks: an economic perspective

Authors Jackson, Rogers, Zenou
Book Oxford Handbook of Social Network Analysis
Year 2020
Type Book | Literature Review Paper
Abstract We discuss social network analysis from the perspective of economics. We organize the presentation around the theme of externalities: the effects that one's behavior has on others' welfare. Externalities underlie the interdependencies that make networks interesting to social scientists. We discuss network formation, as well as interactions between peoples' behaviors within a given network, and the implications in a variety of settings. Finally, we highlight some empirical challenges inherent in the statistical analysis of network-based data.
Keywords economic networks, externalities, game theory, network formation, network games, networks, peer effects, social networks
URL https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2827341
Tags Archival Empirical  |   Social Network Structure