Special Issue "Social Networks and Network Formation"

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Siegfried K. Berninghaus
Institute of Economic Theory and Statistics, University of Karlsruhe (KIT), Zirkel 2, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Website: http://www.wior.uni-karlsruhe.de/LS_Berninghaus/Personal/berninghaus_html
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Interests: non-cooperative game theory; experimental games; evolutionary game theory; decision making under uncertainty; economics of uncertainty; strategic network formation; social networks; conventions; social norms

Dear Colleagues,

Research on (social) networks and network formation is well-established in the community of sociologists. During the past decade an increasing number of economists, especially game theorists, became interested in this topic as well. Regarding networking decisions as strategic decisions that are made by participants in a well defined non-cooperative game, opened a novel approach to network formation. Meanwhile, substantial empirical evidence has been accumulated emphasizing the important role of social and economic networks in real world economies. Famous examples of network effects can be found in job search, granting of credits, welfare participation or even in traffic control. Given the increasing importance of network research in social sciences, the journal Games will publish a Special Issue devoted to this topic. Reviews and original papers are welcome. Topics that touch upon the strategic aspect of network formation are appropriate for this special issue. Contributions from different disciplines besides economics (like, for example, sociology, natural sciences) are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Siegfried K. Berninghaus
Guest Editor

Submission Information

All manuscripts should be submitted to games@mdpi.org with a copy to the Guest Editor. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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• network formation
• social networks
• network experiments
• local interaction games
• non-cooperative games