Universität zu Köln

Ellwardt, Lea ORCID: 0000-0001-9292-2392, Hernandez, Penelope, Martinez-Canovas, Guillem and Munoz-Herrera, Manuel (2016). CONFLICT AND SEGREGATION IN NETWORKS: AN EXPERIMENT ON THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES AND SOCIAL INFLUENCE. J. Dyn. Games, 3 (2). S. 191 - 217. SPRINGFIELD: AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS. ISSN 2164-6074

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Abstract

We examine the interplay between a person's individual preference and the social influence others exert. We provide a model of network relationships with conflicting preferences, where individuals are better off coordinating with those around them, but where not all have a preference for the same action. We test our model in an experiment, varying the level of conflicting preferences between individuals. Our findings suggest that preferences are more salient than social influence, under conflicting preferences: subjects relate mainly with others who have the same preferences. This leads to two undesirable outcomes: network segregation and social inefficiency. The same force that helps people individually, hurts society.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ellwardt, Lea UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9292-2392 UNSPECIFIED Hernandez, Penelope UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Martinez-Canovas, Guillem UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Munoz-Herrera, Manuel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-280523
DOI:	10.3934/jdg.2016010
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Dyn. Games
Volume:	3
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 191 - 217
Date:	2016
Publisher:	AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS
Place of Publication:	SPRINGFIELD
ISSN:	2164-6074
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ECONOMICS; IDENTITY; COORDINATION; BIAS Multiple languages Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28052