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Clustering, Cooperation, and Search in Social Networks

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  • Fernando Vega-Redondo

    (Universidad de Alicante, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, and University of Essex,)

  • Matteo Marsili

    (Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste,)

  • Frantisek Slanina

    (Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague,)

Abstract

The paper discusses the important role of clustering in the evolution of social networks, as it affects not only the incentives of players to cooperate but also their ability to search for fresh opportunities. Depending on the volatility of the environment and the social convention in place, we show that network clustering endogenously adapts to achieve and maintain, to the extent possible, a state of high social connectivity in the long run. (JEL: C71, D83, D85) Copyright (c) 2005 The European Economic Association.

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  • Fernando Vega-Redondo & Matteo Marsili & Frantisek Slanina, 2005. "Clustering, Cooperation, and Search in Social Networks," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 3(2-3), pages 628-638, 04/05.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:jeurec:v:3:y:2005:i:2-3:p:628-638
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    1. Gary Charness & Francesco Feri & Miguel A. Meléndez-Jiménez & Matthias Sutter, 2023. "An Experimental Study on the Effects of Communication, Credibility, and Clustering in Network Games," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 105(6), pages 1530-1543, November.
    2. Ascensión Andina-Díaz & José A. García-Martínez & Antonio Parravano, 2019. "The market for scoops: a dynamic approach," SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, Springer;Spanish Economic Association, vol. 10(2), pages 175-206, June.
    3. Friederike Mengel, 2009. "Conformism and cooperation in a local interaction model," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 19(3), pages 397-415, June.
    4. Markus Kinateder, 2006. "Repeated Games Played in a Network," UFAE and IAE Working Papers 674.06, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
    5. Desiree A. Desierto, 2008. "The Dynamics of Economic Integration," DEGIT Conference Papers c013_029, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade.

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    JEL classification:

    • C71 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Cooperative Games
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
    • D85 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Network Formation

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