Peer effects and social contagion
Apolte, Thomas; Kellermann, Kim Leonie
Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewedAbstract
We review models of social contagion and peer effects. We develop a simple framework to access the workings of those models and we give a brief overview of applications in the real world.
Details about the publication
Editors: Jong-A-Pin, Richard; Bjørnskov, Christian
Book title: Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice
(Volume 1)
Page range: 529-537
Article number: 74
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Place of publication: Cheltenham
Status: Published
Release year: 2025 (18/11/2025)
Language in which the publication is written: English
ISBN: 9781802207743
Link to the full text: https://www.elgaronline.com/display/book/9781802207750/chapter74.xml
Keywords: social contagion; peer effects; threshold models
Authors from the University of Münster
| Apolte, Thomas | Professur für Ökonomische Politikanalyse (Prof. Apolte) |