Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-08-28
Alison Watts of Southern Illinois University reviews “Complex Social Networks” by Fernando Vega-Redondo,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Provides a systematic and self-contained account of the fast-developing theory of complex social networks. Discusses complex networks--basic theory; epidemic diffusion; neighborhood effects in diffusion and play; searching in social networks; and search, diffusion, and play in coevolving networks. Vega-Redondo is Professor of Economics at the University of Alicante and the University of Essex. Bibliography; index.”