2 papers
math.PR2024
A Law of Large Numbers for SIR on the Stochastic Block Model: A Proof via Herd Immunity
Christian Borgs, Karissa Huang, Christian Ikeokwu
In this paper, we study the dynamics of the susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model on a network with community structure, namely the stochastic block model (SBM). As usual, the…
cs.GT2022
An Algorithmic Introduction to Savings Circles
Rediet Abebe, Adam Eck, Christian Ikeokwu +1
Rotating savings and credit associations (roscas) are informal financial organizations common in settings where communities have reduced access to formal financial institutions. In…