The Economic Consequences of Social Network Structure

57 Pages Posted: 10 Feb 2015

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Matthew O. Jackson

Stanford University - Department of Economics; Santa Fe Institute

Brian Rogers

Washington University in St. Louis

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: February 2015

Abstract

We survey the literatures on the economic consequences of the structure of social networks. We develop a taxonomy of 'macro' and 'micro' characteristics of social inter-action networks and discuss both the theoretical and empirical findings concerning the role of those characteristics in determining learning, diffusion, decisions, and resulting behaviors. We also discuss the challenges of accounting for the endogeneity of networks in assessing the relationship between the patterns of interactions and behaviors.

Keywords: centrality measures, contagion, diffusion, endogeneity, homophily, network formation., social economics, social learning, Social networks

JEL Classification: C72, D85, L14, Z13

Suggested Citation

Jackson, Matthew O. and Rogers, Brian and Zenou, Yves and Zenou, Yves, The Economic Consequences of Social Network Structure (February 2015). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10406, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2562971

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