2 papers
econ.GN2026
Peer Influence on West Point Cadets' Civil War Allegiances
Yuchen Guo, Matthew O. Jackson, Ruixue Jia
Do social networks and peer influence shape major life decisions in highly polarized settings? We explore this question by examining how peers influenced the allegiances of West Po…
math.PR2026
Particle Systems with Local Interactions via Hitting Times and Cascades on Graphs
Yucheng Guo, Qinxin Yan
We introduce a family of particle systems on sparse graphs where local interactions occur via hitting times, providing a dynamic and tractable model for default cascades in large s…