Games on Networks

Handbook of Game Theory, Vol. 4, Peyton Young and Shmuel Zamir, eds., Elsevier Science, July 2014

89 Pages Posted: 26 Aug 2012 Last revised: 18 Jul 2014

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Matthew O. Jackson

Stanford University - Department of Economics; Santa Fe Institute

Yves Zenou

Stockholm University; Monash University - Department of Economics; Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IUI); IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Date Written: January 1, 2014

Abstract

We provide an overview and synthesis of the literatures analyzing games in which players are connected via a network structure. We discuss, in particular, the impact of the structure of the network on individuals' behaviors. We focus on game theoretic modeling, but also include some discussion of analyses of peer effects, as well as applications to diffusion, employment, crime, industrial organization, and education.

Keywords: network games, social networks, games on networks, graphical games, games with incomplete information, peer effects

JEL Classification: D85, C72, A14

Suggested Citation

Jackson, Matthew O. and Zenou, Yves and Zenou, Yves, Games on Networks (January 1, 2014). Handbook of Game Theory, Vol. 4, Peyton Young and Shmuel Zamir, eds., Elsevier Science, July 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2136179

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