Program

Thursday June 28th 13.00-13.50: Arrival of the participants - Registration. 13.50-14.00: Welcome address. First Session 14.00-15.00: Francis Bloch (GREQAM, Université Aix Marseille). Network formation with endogenous link strength: optimality and equilibria, co-authored with Bhaskar Dutta. 15.00-16.00: Frank Page (Indiana University) and Myrna Wooders (Vanderbilt University). Networks, Clubs and Stability. 16.00-16.30: Coffee break. 16.30-17.30: Nicolas Carayol (ADIS, Université Paris Sud & BETA) and Pascale Roux (ADIS, Université Paris Sud). The strategic formation of inter-individual collaboration networks. Evidence from co-invention patterns. Friday June 29th 8.50-9.00: Arrival of the participants. Second Session 9.00-10.00: Matthew Jackson (Stanford University). An Economic Model of Friendship: Diversity, Minorities and Segregation, co-authored with Sergio Currarini and Paolo Pin. 10.00-11.00: Alain Barrat (LPT, CNRS & Université Paris Sud). Adaptive networks: the example of consensus formation. 11.00-11.30: Coffe break. 11.30-12.30: Olav Sorenson (University of Toronto). The evolution of venture capital investment networks, co-authored with Tobby Stuart. 12.30-14.00:Lunch at the Carré des sciences. Third Session 14.00-15.00:  Andrea Galeotti (University of Essex). The law of the few: mavens, opinion leaders and influencers, co-authored with Sanjeev Goyal (Cambridge University). 15.00-16.00: Antoni Calvó-Armengol (ICREA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). Effort and Synergies in Network Formation, co-authored with Antonio Cabrales and Yves Zenou. 16.00-16.30: Coffee break. 16.30-17.30: Anna Mauleon (Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis & CORE) and Vincent Vannetelbosch (CORE & Université Catholique de Louvain). Contractually Stable Network, co-authored with Jean-François Caulier. 17.30-17.50: Practical issues and end of the conference.