03028nam0a22004933i 4500 BJBSDDR 20231108150233.0 ta 220323s2007 nyu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780691141183 0691141185 eng BJBSDDR spa HM 741 G724co 2007 330.0151 Goyal, Sanjeev 1963- 21030 Connections : an introduction to the economics of networks / Sanjeev Goyal Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2007. x, 289 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Introduction -- Networks : concepts and empirics -- Games on networks -- Coordination and cooperation -- Social learning -- Social networks in labor markets -- Strategic network formation : concepts -- One-sided link formation -- Two-sided link formation -- Research collaboration among firms. Networks pervade social and economic life, and they play a prominent role in explaining a huge variety of social and economic phenomena. Standard economic theory did not give much credit to the role of networks until the early 1990s, but since then the study of the theory of networks has blossomed. At the heart of this research is the idea that the pattern of connections between individual rational agents shapes their actions and determines their rewards. The importance of connections has in turn motivated the study of the very processes by which networks are formed. In Connections, Sanjeev Goyal puts contemporary thinking about networks and economic activity into context. He develops a general framework within which this body of research can be located. In the first part of the book he demonstrates that location in a network has significant effects on individual rewards and that, given this, it is natural that individuals will seek to form connections to move the network in their favor. This idea motivates the second part of the book, which develops a general theory of network formation founded on individual incentives. Goyal assesses the robustness of current research findings and identifies the substantive open questions. Written in a style that combines simple examples with formal models and complete mathematical proofs, Connections is a concise and self-contained treatment of the economic theory of networks, one that should become the natural source of reference for graduate students in economics and related disciplines Redes sociales Aspectos económicos 12954 Redes sociales Modelos matemáticos 32873 P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G P/G lcc BK 116072 116072 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2022-03-23 0 HM 741 G724co 2007 00000160079 2022-03-23 00:00:00 1 2022-03-23 BK