3 papers
econ.GN2026
The friendship paradox: Causal evidence of its behavioral consequences
Gary Charness, Francesco Feri, Matthew O. Jackson +2
We provide a first causal analysis of the behavioral consequences of the friendship paradox-the fact that people's friends in a network have more connections than average. We find…
econ.GN2025
Can the decoy effect increase cooperation in networks? An experiment
Claudia Cerrone, Francesco Feri, Anita Gantner +1
This paper investigates whether the decoy effect - specifically the attraction effect - can foster cooperation in social networks. In a lab experiment, we show that introducing a d…
econ.TH2021
Ignorance is Bliss: A Game of Regret
Claudia Cerrone, Francesco Feri, Philip R. Neary
An individual can only experience regret if she learns about an unchosen alternative. In many situations, learning about an unchosen alternative is possible only if someone else ch…