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SUMMARY:Wednesdays @ NICO Presents From Pathogens to Products: Linking Network Structure and Diffusion
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: PJ Lamberson\, MIT Sloan School of Management In this talk I examine how social network structure shapes the spread of  diseases\, ideas\, or products.  I highlight two key conclusions.  First\, network  structure matters.  Using a common characterization of risk — stochastic  dominance — we can order networks according to their proclivity to encourage and  sustain diffusion.  Second\, the mechanism of diffusion matters.  Specifically\, I  show that the relationship between network structure and diffusion in a simple  contact model of disease spread is different than it in a model with  boundedly rational decision makers.  Thus\, networks that foster the spread  of pathogens may hinder diffusion in an economic market. NICO Coffee Hour will follow for questions\, networking\, and collaboration. http://www.northwestern.edu/nico/events/index.html#seminars
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