Détails

Faculté	Faculté des sciences économiques et sociales et du management
Domaine	Economie politique
Code	UE-EEP.00328
Langues	Anglais
Type d'enseignement	Cours
Cursus	Master
Semestre(s)	SP-2022

Enseignement

Enseignants	Büchel Berno
Assistants	Droz Bénédicte
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
Objectifs de formation	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.
Commentaire	This course will exceptionnaly, for SP-2022 only, tought as an online course.
Softskills	Non
Hors domaine	Non
BeNeFri	Oui
Mobilité	Oui
UniPop	Non

Documents

Bibliographie

• 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.

Examen écrit - SP-2022, Session d'été 2022

Date	15.06.2022 17:00 - 18:00
Mode d'évaluation	Par note
Description	Examination time: 60 Min.

Examen écrit - SP-2022, Session de rattrapage 2022

Date	31.08.2022 11:00 - 12:00
Mode d'évaluation	Par note
Description	Examination time: 60 Min.