The observed architecture of ecological and socio-economic networks differssignificantly
from that of random networks. From a network science standpoint, non-random structural …

Complex networks have emerged as a simple yet powerful framework to represent and
analyze a wide range of complex systems. The problem of ranking the nodes and the edges …

We survey the literature on the economic consequences of the structure of social networks.
We develop a taxonomy of “macro” and “micro” characteristics of social-interaction networks …

We show that prominent centrality measures in network analysis are all based on additively
separable and linear treatments of statistics that capture a node's position in the network …

We provide an overview and synthesis of the literatures analyzing games in which players
are connected via a network structure. We discuss, in particular, the impact of the structure of …

The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Networks represents the frontier of research into
how and why networks they form, how they influence behavior, how they help govern …

We show that the entry of formal financial institutions can have far-reaching and long-lasting
impacts on informal lending and social networks more generally. We first study the …

This paper investigates the network structure of interbank markets. Using a dataset of
interbank exposures in the Netherlands, we corroborate the recent hypothesis that the core …

This paper analyzes the private provision of public goods where consumers interact within a
fixed network structure and may benefit only from their direct neighbors' provisions. We …

In this chapter, we provide an overview of research on neighborhoods and social networks
and their role in shaping behavior and economic outcomes. We include a discussion of …