Intermediate Levels of Network Fluidity Amplify Economic Growth and Mitigate Economic Inequality in Experimental Social Networks

Social connections are mutable. Prior experimental work has shown that circumstances fostering an intermediate rate of forming and breaking social ties (“network fluidity”) facilitate the maintenance of optimal levels of cooperation in experimental social networks. Previous observational work has al...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Nishi, Hirokazu Shirado, Nicholas A. Christakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2015-11-01
Series:Sociological Science
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Online Access:https://www.sociologicalscience.com/articles-v2-26-544/