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1 online resource (xi, 480 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
A survey of network formation models : stability and efficiency / Matthew O. Jackson -- Models of network formation in cooperative games / Anne van den Nouweland -- Farsighted stability in network formation / Frank H. Page, Jr., and Samir Kamat -- Learning in networks / Sanjeev Goyal -- Group formation : the interaction of increasing returns and preferences diversity / Gabrielle Demange -- Games and economies with near exhaustion of gains to scale / Alexander Kovalenkov and Myrna Wooders -- Coalitions and clubs : tiebout equilibrium in large economies / John Conley and Stefani Smith -- Secession-proof cost allocations and stable group structures in models of horizontal differentiation / Michel Le Breton and Shlomo Weber -- Political parties and coalition formation / Amrita Dhillon -- Power in the design of constitutional rules / Mika Widgrén -- Group and network formation in industrial organization : a survey / Francis Block -- Institution design for managing global commons : lessons from coalition theory / Carlo Carraro -- Inequality and growth clubs / Fernando Jaramillo, Hubert Kempf, and Fabien Moizeau -- Informal insurance, enforcement constraints, and group formation / Garance Genicot and Debraj Ray -- Spontaneous market emergence and social networks / Marcel Fafchamps. |
Summary |
Broad and diverse ranges of activities are conducted within and by organized groups of individuals, including political, economic and social activities. The purpose of this volume is to introduce the reader to game-theoretic treatments of group formation. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Social networks -- Economic aspects.
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Social networks -- Economic aspects. |
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Social networks. |
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Social groups -- Economic aspects.
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Social groups. |
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Game theory.
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Game theory. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Demange, Gabrielle.
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Wooders, Myrna Holtz.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Group formation in economics. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 0521842719 (DLC) 2004045929 (OCoLC)54931636 |
ISBN |
0511109865 (electronic book) |
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9780511109867 (electronic book) |
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0511109555 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511109553 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511614385 (electronic book) |
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0511614381 (electronic book) |
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9786610415908 |
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6610415900 |
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0521842719 (Cloth) |
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1280415908 |
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9781280415906 |
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