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About the Course

Learn how to model social and economic networks and their impact on human behavior. How do networks form, why do they exhibit certain patterns, and how does their structure impact diffusion, learning, and other behaviors? We will bring together models and techniques from economics, sociology, math, physics, statistics and computer science to answer these questions. The course begins with some empirical background on social and economic networks, and an overview of concepts used to describe and measure networks. Next, we will cover a set of models of how networks form, including random network models as well as strategic formation models, and some hybrids. We will then discuss a series of models of how networks impact behavior, including contagion, diffusion, learning, and peer influences. You can find a more detailed syllabus here: http://web.stanford.edu/~jacksonm/Networks-Online-Syllabus.pdf You can find a short introductory videao here: http://web.stanford.edu/~jacksonm/Intro_Networks.mp4...

Top reviews

SN

Jun 6, 2020

Interesting survey of modern network theory, from Erdos-Renyi random graphs, to SIS ("flu") models, and games on networks. Rather academic at times, without the rigour.

HS

Dec 22, 2016

The course is vast. The Professor is to the point and doesn't lack knowledge in his field.I'd recommend this course for anyone interested in Economics. Loved it.

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By Erfan s

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Nov 11, 2023

This man is a genious

By Jihye S S

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Mar 19, 2025

Fun. learned a lot

By Rafael S

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Nov 30, 2023

Very interesting.

By Gustavo S

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Jun 6, 2023

Very good course!

By Sourav M

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May 25, 2020

Great course..!!

By John B

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Sep 11, 2017

Wonderful course

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Jun 1, 2021

Great course!!1

By Raya R D

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Dec 3, 2018

greaaaat course

By Богдан

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Nov 25, 2016

Very intresting

By Adil M

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Oct 27, 2024

Brilliant!!!!

By Anand A R

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Apr 28, 2020

Great Course!

By Mojtaba A

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Oct 27, 2017

Great teacher

By patrick

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Aug 15, 2022

good course

By Antonio C

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Oct 14, 2020

big course

By Christiano F d C

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Oct 5, 2020

Very good!

By Mohammad N C

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Mar 18, 2021

Excellent

By Pablo E

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Feb 13, 2018

Excellent

By Zaruhi H

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Oct 20, 2017

Thanks!

By Swapnil S

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Oct 12, 2016

Great!!

By José V

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Jun 28, 2024

Great!

By Keshore P

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May 25, 2023

Greats

By Andy P

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Oct 19, 2016

great!

By anuj

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May 30, 2017

best

By tanghaolin

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Oct 11, 2023

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By David S

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Aug 5, 2022

This is a fascinating and stimulating course in which I learned enough to make my brain overheat at the end of every session. It's heavy for the non-mathmetician, but you just have to struggle to keep up when the going gets numerically tough. My one gripe is that it leans too far towards formulas, and not enough to real-world examples and application. For example, in Week 6 admist the equations, there was suddenly a look at how it applies to drop-out rates in the labour market. That was all too brief, and more of this would really lift the course. Jackson really knows his onions however and is an interesting and sympathetic tutor.