Group Formation in Economics:Networks, Clubs and Coalitions
Cambridge University Press 2005


Diverse activities are conducted within and by organized groups of individuals, including
political, economic, and social activities. How groups form and are organized to
conduct these activities are subjects of intense game-theoretic research. Some of the
topics investigated are trade networks, coauthorship networks, buyer–seller networks
with differentiated products, and networks of information sharing. Other topics are social
norms on punctuality, the adoption of new technologies, clubs and the provision
of club goods and public goods, collusive alliances among corporations, international
alliances, and trading agreements. This volume introduces the reader to recent literature
on game-theoretic treatments of organized groups, with networks, clubs, and coalitions.