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Lecture 1: Introduction to Social and Economic Networks (PDF)

Lecture 2: Graph Theory and Social Networks (PDF)

Lecture 3: Eigenvector Centrality Measures (PDF)

Lecture 4: Production Networks (PDF)

Lecture 5: The DeGroot Learning Model (PDF)

Lectures 6–7: Network Formation: Static Models

Lecture 8: Network Formation: Dynamic Models and Preferential Attachment (PDF)

Lecture 9: Diffusion through Networks and Societies (PDF)

Lecture 11: Strategic Aspects of Diffusion and Contagion (PDF)

14.15 / 6.207 Networks, Lecture 13: Game Theory 1: Static Games with Complete Information

14.15 / 6.207 Networks, Lecture 15: Network Effects in Markets and Games

14.15 / 6.207 Networks, Lecture 19: Cooperation in Repeated Games, Communities, and Networks

Lecture 14: Network Traffic, Congestion, and Potential Games (PDF)

Lecture 16: Competitive Pricing in Networks (PDF)

Lecture 18: Bargaining and Intermediation in Networks (PDF)

Lecture 21: Auctions and Incomplete Information (PDF)

Lecture 22: Information Aggregation and the Wisdom of Crowds (PDF)

Lecture 23: Observational Learning and Herd Behavior (PDF)

Course Info

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Prof. Alexander Wolitzky

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Spring 2022

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Undergraduate
Graduate

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