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Course title |
The Economics of Networks |
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Semester |
109-2 |
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Designated for |
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS |
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Instructor |
CHUN-TING CHEN |
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Curriculum Number |
ECON5150 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
323EU1730 |
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Class |
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Credits |
2.0 |
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Full/Half
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Half |
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Required/
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Elective |
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Time |
Tuesday 6,7(13:20~15:10) |
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Remarks |
Restriction: juniors and beyond OR Restriction: MA students and beyond OR Restriction: Ph. D students
The upper limit of the number of students: 20. |
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Ceiba Web Server |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1092ECON5150_ |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
Syllabus:
https://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/course/2d44b3/syllabus_econ5150－2019.pdf
Social networks provide opportunities for individuals in spreading information, such as the experience sharing of a new product. They facilitate the job search, such as the referrals are often used in the process matching labors and firms. They also influence the collective actions, as we may influence our friends’ political inclinations as well as their voting behaviors. This course provides several game-theoretic models that intends to understand the interaction between social networks and economic behaviors.
This course is theory-based. The students are required to acknowledge basic game theory. |
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Course Objective |
https://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/course/2d44b3/syllabus_econ5150－2019.pdf |
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Course Requirement |
Grading:
1. Midterm project proposal and Final-term paper (40%)
2. Student presentation (40%)
3. Participation (in the class and in the session of student presentation) (20%)
Requirements for students after the class:
The final term paper will be either (1) a summary of a selected paper or (2) a proposal for the future research. In the student presentation session, students are required to present a selected paper. |
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
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Designated reading |
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References |
(C) Connections: An Introduction to The Economics of Networks by Sanjeev Goyal.
(ISSS) Individual Strategy and Social Structure by H. Peyton Young
(SEN) Social and Economic Networks by M.O. Jackson
(NCM) Networks, Crowds, and Markets by David Easley and Jon Kleinberg |
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Grading |
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