Opportunity and Choice in Social Networks

Social Choice and Social Networks

Social Networks and Social Choice Lecture

1 The Bayesian view of the Jury Theorem 1.1 Criticism on the Bayesian view Recall the model setup: let s ∈ {±1} be the true state of the world. We shall assume a uniform prior on s, that is, P (s = +) = P (s = −) =

Social Networks and ICT in Location Choice

Humans are social animals. We routinely interact with others learning about one another, about places, where to go and what places to avoid. Our activities are coordinated with others; sometimes because we explicitly seek to physically meet with those we know personally, other times the coordination is systemic because of norms and requirements of when those activities can take place (e.g. shop...

Empathetic social choice on social networks

Social networks play a central role in individual interactions and decision making. While it is recognized that networks can correlate behaviors and preferences among connected agents, relatively little work has considered mechanisms for social choice on such networks. We introduce a model for social choice—specifically, consensus decision making—on social networks that reflects dependence amon...

Social Networks and New Product Choice

In‡uential individuals in a social network environment are important in shaping preferences for new products. In this study, we adopt an incentive compatible choice-based conjoint analysis approach to generate data on the introduction of a new ice cream product. We use spatial econometric methods to determine how individuals are likely to change their preferences when exposed to the choices of ...