Details

Faculty	Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
Domain	Economics
Code	UE-EEP.00328
Languages	English
Type of lesson	Lecture
Level	Master
Semester	SP-2018

Schedules and rooms

Summary schedule

Friday 09:15 - 12:00, Hebdomadaire (Spring semester)

Teaching

Teachers	Büchel Berno
Assistants	Nassar Anis
Description	Course Description: Facebook and Xing are two well-known examples of social networks. However, the importance of relationships is not restricted to online relationships and, similarly, the term social networks includes various applications apart from online social networks: Examples range from ancient marriage networks to R&D collaborations between firms. The analysis of social networks has become one of the liveliest fields of research in economics, as well as in other social sciences. This course gives an introduction into this field and thereby puts emphasis on economic models of network formation. Outline 1. Introduction to social networks: motivation, basic definitions, examples 2. Ideas from social network analysis: importance of social networks, centrality, patterns of social networks 3. Models of strategic network formation: set-up, examples, properties 4. Network formation and games: stability versus efficiency 5. Outlook: behavior on networks
Training objectives	Students are supposed to… a) learn how to (mathematically) describe and analyze social networks, b) understand a few of the most important ideas developed in network science, and c) learn how to analyze microeconomic models of network formation.
Softskills	No
Off field	No
BeNeFri	No
Mobility	Yes
UniPop	No

Documents

Bibliography

• Jackson, M.O. (2008): Social and Economic Networks. Princeton Univ. Press. (Main Textbook) • Bramoulle, Y., Galeotti, A., & Rogers, B. (2016). The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Networks. Oxford University Press. • Easley, D. and Kleinberg, J. (2011): Networks, Crowds, and Markets: Reasoning About a Highly Connected World. Cambridge Univ. Press.

Written exam - SP-2018, Session d'été 2018

Date	08.06.2018 11:00 - 12:00
Assessments methods	By rating
Descriptions of Exams	Examination time: 60 Min. The registration period summer period 2018 for the exam will be from February 16th 9h00 am to Mars 16th 2018 12:00 am . The examinations registration period for the re-assessment period 2018 will be open from 23th July to 3th August 2018, 12:00 am. Without registration in the given period, no exam in the choosen period can be taken. Please take note of the deadline.

Written exam - SP-2018, Session de rattrapage 2018

Date	31.08.2018 08:30 - 09:30
Assessments methods	By rating
Descriptions of Exams	Examination time: 60 Min. The registration period summer period 2018 for the exam will be from February 16th 9h00 am to Mars 16th 2018 12:00 am . The examinations registration period for the re-assessment period 2018 will be open from 23th July to 3th August 2018, 12:00 am. Without registration in the given period, no exam in the choosen period can be taken. Please take note of the deadline.