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The user base dynamics of websites
Kartik Ahuja, Simpson Zhang, Mihaela van der Schaar
In this work we study for the first time the interaction between marketing and network effects. We build a model in which the online firm starts with an initial user base and contr…
From Acquaintances to Friends: Homophily and Learning in Networks
Mihaela van der Schaar, Simpson Zhang
This paper considers the evolution of a network in a discrete time, stochastic setting in which agents learn about each other through repeated interactions and maintain/break links…
Reputational Learning and Network Dynamics
Simpson Zhang, Mihaela van der Schaar
In many real world networks agents are initially unsure of each other's qualities and must learn about each other over time via repeated interactions. This paper is the first to pr…