Diffusion of Multiple Information: On Information Resilience and the Power of Segregation?
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Tabasso, Nicole (2019) Diffusion of Multiple Information: On Information Resilience and the Power of Segregation? Games and Economic Behavior, 118. pp. 219-240.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2019.09.003
Abstract
We introduce two pieces of information (memes) into a diffusion process in which memes are transmitted when agents meet and forgotten at an exogenous rate. At most one meme can be transmitted at each meeting, which one depends on preferences over memes. We find that the conditions under which a unique meme becomes endemic are sufficient for both to become endemic. Segregation according to information preferences leads to polarization, i.e., nobody is informed of both memes, and a loss of information. We show how the likelihood of segregation depends on information preferences and on parameters of the diffusion process.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||||
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| Divisions : | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > School of Economics | ||||||
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| Date : | November 2019 | ||||||
| Funders : | The European Union's Horizon 2020 | ||||||
| DOI : | 10.1016/j.geb.2019.09.003 | ||||||
| Grant Title : | Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant Agreement | ||||||
| Copyright Disclaimer : | Copyright 2019 Elsevier Ltd | ||||||
| Uncontrolled Keywords : | Social Networks; Information Transmission; Multiple States; Segregation | ||||||
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| Depositing User : | Diane Maxfield | ||||||
| Date Deposited : | 28 Aug 2019 14:43 | ||||||
| Last Modified : | 18 Mar 2021 02:08 | ||||||
| URI: | http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/852492 |
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