Session 1: Emergence and Dynamics of Networks

• Matthew O. Jackson, Stanford University
  "Sorting out the roles of preferences and chance in the formation of friendship networks."
• Werner Raub, Utrecht University
  "Trust in triads: An experimental study."
  with Vincent Buskens and Joris van der Veer
• General Discussion

• Volker Saggau, University of Kiel
  "Interfirm networks and knowledge spillovers: Individual advantages or collective good?"
  with Christian Henning
• Vincent Buskens, Utrecht University
  "Individual choices in dynamic networks: The role of efficiency and equality."
  with Dennie van Dolder
• General Discussion

Session 2: Economic Sociology

• Roberto M. Fernandez, MIT
  "Creating the connection: networks, race and poverty at the hiring interface"
  with Enying Zheng
• Henk Flap, Utrecht University
  "Social capital and labor market performance"
• General Discussion

• Christian Henning, University of Kiel
  "Coleman’s linear system of action revisited: Networks, transaction cost and social exchange"
• General Discussion

Session 3: Evolutionary Approaches to Networks

• Thomas Lux, University of Kiel
  "Mass psychology in action: Identification of social interaction effects in financial and economic sentiment data"
  with Mishael Milaković and Simone Alfarano
• Christian Henning, University of Kiel "Networks, belief formation and diversification of the farm sector: A micro-macro linked ABM-CGE approach"
  with Volker Saggau and Johannes Hedtrich
• General Discussion

• Herbert Dawid, University of Bielefeld
  "TBA"
• Mishael Milaković, University of Kiel
  "Network hierarchy in Kirman’s ant model: Fund investment can create systemic risk."
  with Simone Alfarano and Matthias Raddant
• General Discussion

Session 4 : Statistical approaches to the emergence of networks

• Tom A. B. Snijders, Oxford University
  "Analysing the joint dynamics of several networks"
• Christian Assmann, University of Kiel
  "Estimating large-scale networks based on a sample of EGO-centered network data"
  with Christian Henning
• General Discussion

• Michael D. Ward, University of Washington
  "Gravity's Rainbow: Dynamic Analysis of the Global Trade Network"
• General Discussion

Session 5 : Networks and Markets

• S. Nageeb Ali, University of California
  "Enforcing cooperation in networked societies"
• Ezra Zuckermann, MIT
  "TBA"
• General Discussion

Short paper session on: "Networks as determinants of rural development"

• Nana Zarnekow, University of Kiel
  "Networks as determinants of rural migration and it’s impact on rural development"
• Jiangping Han, University of Kiel
  "Firm-government network relations and economic performance in rural China"
• Geraldine Henningsen, University of Kiel
  "Estimating the impact of social networks on transaction costs and economic performance at the micro and macro level"
• Hendrik Tietje, University of Kiel
  "Networks as determinants of farm exit decisions"
• All short papers with Christian Henning
• General Discussion

Session 6: Policy Networks

• Brian Rubineau, Cornell University
  "Influence pathways: Network effects on political attitudes and behaviors"
  with David Lazer and Michael Neblo
• Susumu Shikano, University of Konstanz
  "The impact of social networks on voter behavior and local goverment performance"
  with Christian Henning
• General Discussion