Title
Farsighted network formation
Abstract
This paper studies a model of dynamic network formation when individuals are farsighted: players evaluate the desirability of a “current” move in terms of its consequences on the entire discounted stream of payoffs. We define a concept of equilibrium which takes into account farsighted behavior of agents and allows for limited cooperation amongst agents. We show that an equilibrium process of network formation exists. We also show that there are valuation structures in which no equilibrium strategy profile can sustain efficient networks. We then provide sufficient conditions under which the equilibrium process will yield efficient outcomes.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1016/j.jet.2004.05.001
Journal of Economic Theory
Keywords
DocType
Volume
A14,C70,D20
Journal
122
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
2
0022-0531
14
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.69
10
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Bhaskar Dutta121454.87
Sayantan Ghosal23310.51
Debraj Ray36213.83