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A Model of Polarization on Social Media
Patrick Allmis, Luca Paolo Merlino
We develop a model of social media in which users produce different types of content and choose whom to follow. Even when abstracting from algorithmic bias, linking costs shape net…
Optimal Verification of (Mis)Information in Networks
Luca Paolo Merlino, Nicole Tabasso
We study the diffusion of a true and a false message (misinformation) when agents are biased and able to verify messages. As a recipient of a false message who verifies it becomes…
Marriage through friends
Ugo Bolletta, Luca Paolo Merlino
In this paper, we propose a model of the marriage market in which individuals meet potential partners either directly or through their friends. When socialization is exogenous, a h…
Free Riding in Networks
Markus Kinateder, Luca Paolo Merlino
Players allocate their budget to links, a local public good and a private good. A player links to free ride on others' public good provision. We derive sufficient conditions for th…
Group Identity, Social Learning and Opinion Dynamics
Sebastiano Della Lena, Luca Paolo Merlino
In this paper, we study opinion dynamics in a balanced social structure consisting of two groups. Agents learn the true state of the world naively learning from their neighbors and…
Debunking Rumors in Networks
Luca P. Merlino, Paolo Pin, Nicole Tabasso
We study the diffusion of a true and a false message (the rumor) in a social network. Upon hearing a message, individuals may believe it, disbelieve it, or debunk it through costly…