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physics.soc-ph2019★ 145 cited

Inequality is rising where social network segregation interacts with urban topology

Gergő Tóth, Johannes Wachs, Riccardo Di Clemente +4

Social networks amplify inequalities due to fundamental mechanisms of social tie formation such as homophily and triadic closure. These forces sharpen social segregation reflected…

physics.soc-ph2019★ 51 cited

Ride-share matching algorithms generate income inequality

Eszter Bokányi, Anikó Hannák

Despite the potential of online sharing economy platforms such as Uber, Lyft, or Foodora to democratize the labor market, these services are often accused of fostering unfair worki…

econ.GN2019★ 5 cited

Self-respecting worker in the precarious gig economy: A dynamic principal-agent model

Zsolt Bihary, Péter Csóka, Péter Kerényi +1

We develop a continuous-time principal-agent model of gig work, where contractual flexibility allows the employer to adjust fixed pay and output-based incentives dynamically. The w…

econ.TH2019★ 47 cited

Modelling transfer profits as externalities in a cooperative game-theoretic model of natural gas networks

Dávid Csercsik, Franz Hubert, Balázs R. Sziklai +1

Existing cooperative game theoretic studies of bargaining power in gas pipeline systems are based on the so called characteristic function form (CFF). This approach is potentially…

physics.soc-ph2019★ 59 cited

Taking census of physics

Federico Battiston, Federico Musciotto, Dashun Wang +3

Over the past decades, the diversity of areas explored by physicists has exploded, encompassing new topics from biophysics and chemical physics to network science. However, it is u…