Social interactions and network economics
Abstract
This course will be divided into two parts. The first part introduces the traditional social economic models which takes a more aggregate approach such as social capital, social norms, and network externalities. The second part explains the more individual approach of social network which involves basic graph theory, social interactions, peer effects, and diffusion in networks.
The topics include:
– Social force and preferences
– Marriage and matching
– Big fish little pond effect
– Segregation and integration
– Fashion and social norms
– Information cascade
– Network characteristics
– Diffusion Model
– Social interaction models
– Peer effect models
Time
June 27th~28th; July 1st~2nd, 2019
13:30 ~ 17:00
Speaker
Chungsang Tom Lam, The University of Chicago, Ph.D in Economics
Room
Room 104, School of Information Management & Engineering, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics
Abstract
This course will be divided into two parts. The first part introduces the traditional social economic models which takes a more aggregate approach such as social capital, social norms, and network externalities. The second part explains the more individual approach of social network which involves basic graph theory, social interactions, peer effects, and diffusion in networks.
The topics include:
– Social force and preferences
– Marriage and matching
– Big fish little pond effect
– Segregation and integration
– Fashion and social norms
– Information cascade
– Network characteristics
– Diffusion Model
– Social interaction models
– Peer effect models
Time
June 27th~28th; July 1st~2nd, 2019
13:30 ~ 17:00
Speaker
Chungsang Tom Lam, The University of Chicago, Ph.D in Economics
Room
Room 104, School of Information Management & Engineering, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics
