Group Formation in Economics : Networks, Clubs, and Coalitions (Paperback)

Part I. Strategic Approach to Network Formation: 1. A survey of models of network formation: stability and efficiency Matthew O. Jackson; 2. Models of network formation in cooperative games Anne van den Nouweland; 3. Farsighted stability in network formation Frank H. Page, Jr and Samir Kamat; 4. Learning in networks Sanjeev Goyal; Part II. On Equilibrium Formation of Groups: A Theoretical Assessment: 5. Group formation: the interaction of increasing returns and preferences diversity Gabrielle Demange; 6. Games and economies with near exhaustion of gains to scale Alexander Kovalenkov and Myrna Wooders; 7. Coalitions and clubs: Tiebout equilibrium in large economies John Conley and Stefani Smith; 8. Secession-proof cost allocations and stable group structures Michel Le Breton and Shlomo Weber; Part III. Groups, Clubs, Alliances in Political and Economic Environments: 9. Political parties and coalition formation Amrita Dhillon; 10. Design of constitutional rules: Banzhof power index, design of rules Mika Widgren; 11. Group and network formation in industrial organization: a survey Francis Bloch; 12. Institution design for managing global commons: lessons from coalition theory Carlo Carraro; 13. Inequality and growth clubs Fernando Jaramillo, Hubert Kempf and Fabien Moizeau; 14. Informal insurance, enforcement constraints, and group formation Garance Genicot and Debraj Ray; 15. Spontaneous market emergence and social networks Marcel Fafchamps.