Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/32063 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Darmstadt Discussion Papers in Economics No. 160
Publisher: 
Technische Universität Darmstadt, Department of Law and Economics, Darmstadt
Abstract: 
Social network formation models are often compared by their network structures, which satisfy specific equilibrium or welfare properties. Here, we concentrate on welfare criteria and define properties of utility function which are causal for certain network structures. We hope the identification of different properties of utility function will enhance the understanding of the relationship of different network formation models. If this line of research is continued, a kind of engineering of network formation models might arise such that actual social networks can be directly described by appropriate utility functions.
Subjects: 
social networks
network formation
rival networks
welfare
efficiency
JEL: 
D60
D85
L14
Z13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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