Workshop on Social Networks & Economics
This Workshop is a cross-disciplinary event on Information, Networks, and Markets at the intersection of Computer Science and Economics.
Friday June 17th 2011 8:30 am- 6 pm + evening dinner
Talks
- Social Network, Personality, and Performance, Ronald Burt
- Rational Inattention and Organizational Specialization, Andrea Galeotti
- Real world social networks: structure and dynamics bottom-up, Robin Dunbar
- Social networks, institutions, and the process of globalization, Fernando Vega-Redondo Video
- Competitive Contagion in Networks, Michael Kearns Video
- Network Formation in the Presence of Contagious Risk, David Easley
- Network cognition and individual behavior, Edoardo Gallo
- Identifying Peer Effects through Randomized Trials in Networks, Sinal Aral Video
- Co-opetition in Network Tasks, Yoram Bachrach Video
Registration:
Please email Cara via msrcevnt@microsoft.com if you haven't received an invitation.
Friday June 17 2011
Morning:
| 08.30 - 09:00 | Registration (please report to Reception) |
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Ronald Burt, University of Chicago, “Social Network, Personality, and Performance” |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Andrea Galeotti, University of Essex, “Optimal Communication in Teams” |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Robin Dunbar, Oxford University “Real world social networks: structure and dynamics bottom-up” |
| 11.45 - 12:30 | Fernando Vega-Redondo , European University Institute, “Social networks, institutions, and the process of globalization” |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch & Refreshments |
Afternoon:
| 13:30 -14:15 | Michael Kearns, University of Pennsylvania, “Competitive Contagion in Networks” |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | David Easley, Cornell University, “Network Formation in the Presence of Contagious Risk” |
| 15.00 -15.30 | Tea, Coffee & Refreshments |
| 15:30 -16:15 | Edoardo Gallo, Oxford University, “Network cognition and individual behaviour” |
| 16:15 - 17:00 | Sinal Aral, New York University, “Identifying Peer Effects through Randomized Trials in Networks” |
| 17:00 -17:45 | Yoram Bachrach, Microsoft Research, “Co-opetition in network tasks” |
| 18:00 | Close |
Speakers
- Sinal Aral, New York University
- Ronald Burt, University of Chicago
- Robin Dunbar, Oxford University
- David Easley, Cornell University
- Andrea Galeotti, University of Essex
- Edoardo Gallo, Oxford University
- Michael Kearns, University of Pennsylvania
- Fernando Vega-Redondo , European University Institute
In collaboration with
Practicalities
Organisers: Peter Key (MSR), Sanjeev Goyal (Cambridge University)
Location: Microsoft Research Cambridge
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Workshop Contact: Cara Freeman; Business & Events Coordinator.
Email: msrcevnt@microsoft.com
Direct Dial: +44 (0) 1223 479 766