From exogenous to endogenous economic networks: Internet applications

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 757-796

  D'Ignazio, Alessio ^a   Giovannetti, Emanuele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Internet; Network formation; Peering; Vertical restraints

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; INTERNET; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33751024680     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2006.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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