The Economics of Networks

Alexandre Steyer (REC) and Jean-Benoit Zimmermann (GREQUAM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Part III : Behaviors, Externalities and the Emergence of Networks Networks, Specialization and Trust By Ehud Zuscovitch (BETA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Network Externalities, Cost FUnctions and Standardization By Hubert Stahn (BETA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 The Emergence of Network Organizations in Processes of Technological Choice: a Viability Approach By Jean-Pierre Aubin (IIASA) and Dominique Foray (IRIS-TS) . . . . . . 283 Are more Informed Agents able to shatter Information Cascades in the Lab? By Marc Willinger (BETA) and Anthony Ziegelmeyer (BETA) . . . . . . .