Social influence, binary decisions and collective dynamics

Rationality and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-443

  López Pintado, Dunia ^a,c,d   Watts, Duncan J ^b,e,f,g  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b YAHOO RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^g Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

Author keywords

Best response dynamics; Collective outcomes; Influence response function; Social influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 55449117914     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: 14617358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463108096787     Document Type: Article

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