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.”

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.46.1.151.r16