Network as information: endogenous network in coordination game

We investigate the concept of endogenous information leadership within the financial market. Prior to coordinating their investments, investors establish a star network at a certain cost. The central node of this star network functions as an information leader, collecting and sharing information wit...

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Main Authors: Bo Wang, Suli Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Applied Economics
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15140326.2024.2381176
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description We investigate the concept of endogenous information leadership within the financial market. Prior to coordinating their investments, investors establish a star network at a certain cost. The central node of this star network functions as an information leader, collecting and sharing information with all network members, thereby enhancing the chances of successful coordination. We delve deeper into the process of selecting the information leader by introducing a name market, inspired by Tadelis (1999), to identify individuals with the highest leadership potential to assume this role. The interplay between leadership selection through the name market and successful coordination creates a reinforcing loop. The emergence of contagion is attributed to leadership dynamics. Furthermore, we identify an equilibrium where leadership alternates. Our findings provide new insights into the regulation of social media platforms.
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spelling doaj-art-74d1e92c452d43df8c1024faded9a69c2025-08-20T03:27:43ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Applied Economics1514-03261667-67262024-12-0127110.1080/15140326.2024.2381176Network as information: endogenous network in coordination gameBo Wang0Suli Zheng1College of Wealth Management, Ningbo University of Finance & Economics, Ningbo, ChinaSchool of Economics and Social Welfare, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, ChinaWe investigate the concept of endogenous information leadership within the financial market. Prior to coordinating their investments, investors establish a star network at a certain cost. The central node of this star network functions as an information leader, collecting and sharing information with all network members, thereby enhancing the chances of successful coordination. We delve deeper into the process of selecting the information leader by introducing a name market, inspired by Tadelis (1999), to identify individuals with the highest leadership potential to assume this role. The interplay between leadership selection through the name market and successful coordination creates a reinforcing loop. The emergence of contagion is attributed to leadership dynamics. Furthermore, we identify an equilibrium where leadership alternates. Our findings provide new insights into the regulation of social media platforms.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15140326.2024.2381176Information leaderendogenous networkname marketcontagion
spellingShingle Bo Wang
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Network as information: endogenous network in coordination game
Journal of Applied Economics
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endogenous network
name market
contagion
title Network as information: endogenous network in coordination game
title_full Network as information: endogenous network in coordination game
title_fullStr Network as information: endogenous network in coordination game
title_full_unstemmed Network as information: endogenous network in coordination game
title_short Network as information: endogenous network in coordination game
title_sort network as information endogenous network in coordination game
topic Information leader
endogenous network
name market
contagion
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15140326.2024.2381176
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