Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP9127
Authors: Matthew O. Jackson; Yves Zenou
Abstract: We provide an overview and synthesis of the literatures analyzing games where players are connected via a network structure. We study, in particular, the impact of the structure of the network on individuals? behaviors. We focus on the 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: games on networks; games with incomplete information; graphical games; network games; peer effects; social networks
JEL Codes: A14; C72; D85
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| network structure (D85) | individual behaviors (D01) |
| friends' behaviors (C92) | individual purchasing decisions (D10) |
| network characteristics (D85) | individual behaviors (D01) |
| density and segregation patterns (R23) | individual behaviors (D01) |
| actions of other players (C72) | player's payoffs (C72) |
| network effects (D85) | behavioral changes (D91) |