Economics of Social Interactions and Social Networks (CVS-0172)

Spring 2024 · CVS 0172 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Exploration of how quantitative tools have been used to study examples of social networks and to identify social interaction effects that pervade social networks and economic life. Overview and synthesis of the literature on social network effects that are important for many economic phenomena. Draws from studies by sociologists, economists, computer scientists, physicists, and mathematicians. Prerequisite: EC 15 or EC 107 or consent.

Course codes: CVS-0172, CVS 0172, CVS0172, CVS-172, CVS 172, CVS172, EC-0117, EC 0117, EC0117, EC-117, EC 117, EC117

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