22nd Coalition Theory Network Workshop

Date:

11-05-17 to 12-05-17

City:

Glasgow

Country:

United Kingdom

Event format:

Workshop

Next CTN Annual Workshop will be hosted by the Adam Smith Business School of the University of Glasgow, UK on 11-12 May 2017. Announcement and call for papers are available below.

Call deadline:

01-03-17

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Announcement and call for papers

The Adam Smith Business School, on behalf of the Coalition Theory Network, is honoured to host the 22^nd Coalition Theory Network Workshop, to be held on Thursday 11^th – Friday 12^th May 2017 at the Adam Smith Business School of the University of Glasgow, UK.

The Coalition Theory Network (CTN) is an association of nine high-level scientific institutions whose aim is the advancement and diffusion of research in the area of network theory and coalition formation.

The Workshop will be mainly devoted to the theoretical and empirical analysis of networks and groups. This pertains to different aspects of social and economic systems, among which the management of international public goods, the governance of economic unions, the formation of industrial cartels and collaborations, the patterns of racial integration in social networks, the endogenous evolution and structure of institutions, information transmission and incentives, etc.

The keynote speakers of the workshop will be:

Professor Bhaskar Dutta , University of Warwick, UK

Professor Yann Bramoullé, Aix-Marseille University and CNRS, France

Professor Arun Gautham Chandrasekhar, Stanford University, USA.

Submissions

Papers or extended abstracts (in pdf format) can be submitted using the submission form available at https://www.coalitiontheory.net/form/22-CTN-workshop-form. Please include Abstract, JEL Codes and Keywords with your submission. PhD students’ applications are particularly welcome.

Deadline for application is Wednesday 1^st March 2017. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

All acceptance/rejection decisions will be communicated by Wednesday 15^th March 2017.

The paper final version from the presenters and final program drafting is expected by Thursday 20^th April 2017.

Scientific Committee

The workshop Scientific Committee is composed by the CTN Scientific Board representatives:

Professor Anna Bogomolnaia, University of Glasgow, UK
Professor Yann Bramoullé, Aix-Marseille University and CNRS, France
Professor Tomás Rodríguez Barraquer, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
Professor Burak Can, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Professor Carlo Carraro, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Professor Agnieszka Rusinowska, CNRS and Université Paris 1, France
Professor Vincent Vannetelbosch, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Professor Shlomo Weber, New Economics School, Russia, USA
Professor Myrna Wooders, Vanderbilt University, USA.

The committee will review submissions and will select the papers accepted for presentation at the 22^nd Coalition Theory Network Workshop.

Registration

Along with CTN tradition, speakers and other registered participants will not be required to pay a participation fee. Registrations will open on Thursday 16^th March 2017 and close on Sunday 30^th April 2017. The number of available places is limited. They will be assigned on a first come first served basis.

Further inquiries should be directed to ctn2017glasgow@gmail.com.

The workshop is organized by Professor Herve Moulin, Professor Anna Bogomolnaia and Dr Michele Lombardi (all at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow) and is generously funded by the Adam Smith Business School of the University of Glasgow.

Programme and Papers

Agenda

DAY 1: Thursday, May 11		DAY 2: Friday, May 12
08.00 – 9.00	Registration (room 305) Tea & coffee	08.30 – 09.00	Tea & coffee (room 305)
09.00 – 10.00	Plenary Session 1 (Humanities LT)	09.00 – 10.00	Parallel Sessions D1 – D2
10.00 – 10.30	Tea & coffee (room 305)	10.00 – 10.30	Tea & coffee (room 305)
10.30 – 12.30	Parallel Sessions A1 – A2	10.30 – 12.30	Parallel Sessions E1 – E2
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch (room 305)	12.30 – 13.30	Lunch (room 305)
13.30 – 15.30	Parallel Sessions B1 – B2	13.30 – 15.30	Parallel Sessions F1 – F2
15.30 – 16.00	Tea & coffee (room 305)	15.30 – 16.00	Tea & coffee (room 305)
16.00 – 17.00	Parallel Sessions C1 – C2	16.00 – 17.30	Parallel Sessions G1 – G2
17.00 – 18.00	Plenary Session 2 (Humanities LT)	17.30 – 18.30	Plenary Session 3 (room 368)
18.00 – 19.00	CTN Board Meeting	18.30 – 18.40	Concluding Session
19.00	Social Dinner

Final Programme

Day 1: Thursday 11^th May 2017

08.00 - 09.00 REGISTRATION, TEA & COFFEE

9.00 - 10.00 PLENARY SESSION 1 (Humanities LT)
Presiding: Hervé Moulin

Informal transfers in networks
Yann Bramoullé, Aix-Marseille University and CNRS, France

10.00 - 10.30 TEA & COFFEE (room 305)

10.30 - 12.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS A1 - A2

PARALLEL SESSION A1 – NETWORK GAMES 1 (Humanities LT)
Presiding: Alexander Matros

Contagion in stable networks
Spiros Bougheas, University of Nottingham, UK

Identifying the best agent in a network
Leonie Baumann, University of Cambridge, UK

Agency, potential and contagion
Jonathan Newton

Contest on networks
Alexander Matros, University of South Carolina, USA

PARALLEL SESSION A2– MARKET GAMES (room 368)
Presiding: Constantine Sorokin

Collusive agreements in vertically differentiated markets
Marco Marini, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy

Location price competition, network effects and consumer coalitions
Fernando Pigeard de Almeida Prado, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil

Warm-glow giving in networks with multiple public goods
Lionel Richefort, Université de Nantes – LEMNA, France

Distributional comparative statics for auctions and beyond
Constantine Sorokin, CSDSI, Russia

12.30 - 13.30 LUNCH (room 305)

13.30 - 15.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS B1 - B2

PARALLEL SESSION B1 – MATCHING 1 (Humanities LT)
Presiding: Josue Ortega

Matching with myopic and farsighted players
Ana Mauleon, Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles and Core, UCL, Belgium

Farsighted stability with heterogeneous expectations
Anne van den Nouweland, University of Oregon, USA

Matching with homophily
Solan Yadav, University of Padua, Italy

The strength of absent ties: social integration via online dating
Josue Ortega, University of Glasgow, UK

PARALLEL SESSION B2 – INFORMATION ACQUISITION AND DIFFUSION (room 368)
Presiding: Shahir Safi

Echo chambers: voter-to-voter communication and political competition
Monica Anna Giovaniello, University of Verona, Italy

Information transmission in hierarchies
Simon Schopohl, Université Paris 1, France

The Percolation of Knowledge across Space
Arthur Guillouzouic Le Corff, Department of Economics, Sciences Po, France

The weakness of weak ties in referrals: an obstacle for the upwardly mobile black men in the private sector
Shahir Safi, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain

15.30 - 16.00 TEA & COFFEE (room 305)

16.00 - 17.00 PARALLEL SESSIONS C1 - C2

PARALLEL SESSION C1 – MECHANISM DESIGN 1 (Humanities LT)
Presiding: Olivier Bochet

Competitive division of a mixed manna
Fedor Sandomirskiy, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia

Prevalence of truthtelling and implementation
Olivier Bochet, New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

PARALLEL SESSION C2 – ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS (room 368)
Presiding: Sareh Vosooghi

Quantifying non-cooperative climate engineering
Johannes Emmerling, FEEM, Italy

Information design in coalition formation games
Sareh Vosooghi, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, UK

17.00 - 18.00 PLENARY SESSION 2 (Humanities LT)
Presiding: Michele Lombardi

Signalling, stigma and silence in social learning
Arun Gautham Chandrasekhar, Stanford University, USA

18.00 - 19.00 CTN BOARD MEETING (room 368)

19.00 - SOCIAL DINNER

Day 2: Friday 12th May 2017

08.30 - 09.00 TEA & COFFEE (room 305)

09.00 - 10.00 PARALLEL SESSIONS D1 - D2

PARALLEL SESSION D1 – VOTING (room 540A)
Presiding: Armando Gomes

(Over)weighting nations: optimal decision rules under participation constraints
Rafael Treibich, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Coalitional bargaining games: a new concept of value and coalition formation
Armando Gomes, Washington University in St Louis, USA

PARALLEL SESSION D2 – EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS (room 368)
Presiding: Berno Buechel

Network formation and disruption – An experiment: are efficient networks too complex?
Angelika Endres, Paderborn University, Germany

The strength of weak leaders – An experiment on social learning and team leadership
Berno Buechel, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

10.00 - 10.30 TEA & COFFEE (room 305)

10.30 - 12.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS E1 - E2

PARALLEL SESSION E1 – NETWORK GAMES 2 (Humanities LT)
Presiding: Agnieszka Rusinowska

Quadratic games
Giorgio Martini, Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA

Equilibrium coalitional behavior
Mert Kimya, Koc University, Turkey

Pricing and referrals in diffusion on networks
Matt V. Leduc, IIASA, Austria

The degree measure as a utility function for positions in weighted networks
Agnieszka Rusinowska, Université Paris 1, France

PARALLEL SESSION E2 – SOCIAL NETWORKS (room 368)
Presiding: Ugo Bolletta

The myopic stable set for social environments
Riccardo Saulle, Maastricht University, Netherlands

Monetizing attention on social media
Li Nie, University of Glasgow, UK

Social media networks, fake news, and polarization
Marcos Fernandes, Stony Brook University, USA

A model of peer effects in schools
Ugo Bolletta, Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France

12.30 - 13.30 LUNCH (room 305)

13.30 - 15.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS F1 - F2

PARALLEL SESSION F1 – MECHANISM DESIGN 2 (room 540A)
Presiding: Andy Zapechelnyuk

Lemons versus collusion
Colin von Negenborn, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

Mechanisms with referrals: VCG mechanisms and multilevel mechanisms
Joosung Lee, University of Edinburgh, UK

Efficient pairwise allocation via partner trading
T C A Madhav Raghavan, HEC, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Eliciting information from a committee
Andy Zapechelnyuk, University of St Andrews, UK

PARALLEL SESSION F2 – COALITION FORMATION (room 368)
Presiding: Elena Inarra

Tragedy of the commons and evolutionary games on social networks: the economics of social punishment
Renan Goetz, University of Girona, Spain

On the core of auctions with externalities: stability and fairness
Seungwon Jeong, University of Bristol, UK

Games in partition function form with restricted cooperation
Zsolt Udvari, Boston University, USA

Rationing rules and stable coalition structures
Elena Inarra, University of the Basque Country, Spain

15.30 - 16.00 TEA & COFFEE (room 305)

16.00 - 17.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS G1 - G2

PARALLEL SESSION G1 – MATCHING 2 (room 540A)
Presiding: Patrick Harless

When to make an Introduction?
Sihua Ding, University of Cambridge, UK

Strategic grouping and search for quality journalism, online versus offline
Tomás Rodríguez Barraquer, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

Efficiency and the serial rule in probabilistic assignment
Patrick Harless, University of Glasgow, UK

PARALLEL SESSION G2 – FINANCIAL NETWORKS (room 368)
Presiding: Marco van der Leij

Strategic default in financial networks
Maya Jalloul, Queen Mary University of London, UK

Equilibrium flows: bipartite contracts in large multi-commodity markets
Lucas Vernet, Sciences Po, France

The formation of a core-periphery structure in heterogeneous financial networks
Marco van der Leij, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

17.30 – 18.30 PLENARY SESSION 3 (room 368)
Presiding: Anna Bogomolnaia

Coalition formation and history dependence
Bhaskar Dutta, Warwick University, UK

18.30 – 18.40 CONCLUDING SESSION (room 368)

Download the Programme file in .pdf

Logistic Information

How to get to University of Glasgow

Air

Glasgow International Airport

§ 7 miles west of the University

§ First Bus service (77) connects the West End of Glasgow and the airport. The Glasgow Airport Express (500) bus service connects the city centre and the airport.

§ First Bus Greater Glasgow

§ Taxi fare from the airport to the West End costs approximately £21. From the city centre to the West End costs approximately £8.

§ Direct flight connections to all major European hubs, plus North America and the Middle East

Glasgow Prestwick Airport

§ 33 miles south west of the University

§ Dedicated rail station

§ Airport bus service to city centre takes around 45 minutes

Edinburgh International Airport

§ 42 miles east of the University

§ Bus Service (Citylink Air) direct to Buchanan Street Bus Station in Glasgow

By coach

Buchanan Bus Station is the main terminus for long distance coaches and is close to Buchanan Street subway station. Timetables at www.travelinescotland.com

By train

Intercity links to all major cities. Frequent services to Edinburgh (50 minutes) and London (5 hours). There are two city-centre terminals, Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central (served by Buchanan St and St Enoch subway stations respectively). Timetables at www.travelinescotland.com

Road

Motorway links provide access to major UK cities. Visit Red Planet Travel for maps and directions.

From Carlisle, Newcastle and the south, exit M74 on to the M73, joining the M8 at the Old Monkland junction. M8 exits for the University are J18 if travelling from the south, Edinburgh and the north and J19 if coming from Glasgow Airport and the west. Other main routes serving the University include Great Western Road (A82, north of campus), Clydeside Expressway (A814, south) and Byres Road (B808, west).

On campus parking is limited to permit holders. Car parking in the areas around the campus is extremely difficult. There are various pay & display parking spaces around the local Byres Road and Kelvin Way areas but spaces are limited. You may want to consider using the city's Subway Park & Ride scheme. This service costs around £5 and Kelvinbridge subway station has parking which is only 5 minutes walk away.

Also see Getting around Glasgow

Getting around Glasgow

Quick links

§ Traveline Scotland

§ Scotrail

§ SPT

§ First Bus journey planner

Buses

§ Routes 4, 4A and 15 run through the main campus from the city centre.

§ Other routes serve Dumbarton Road, Great Western Road and Byres Road.

§ A Glasgow city tourist bus stops at the University.

Subway

§ The main station for the University is Hillhead.

§ Kelvinhall and Kelvinbridge stations are more convenient for some parts of the campus.

§ Subway map [PDF]

§ More information on travel by subway and ticketing options.

Local trains

The nearest suburban rail station is Partick, about one mile west of the University. It has an interchange with the subway and with bus services on Dumbarton Road.

Taxis

Black taxi cabs can be picked up at most times in the University area and the city centre. You can also phone for a black taxi cab on 0141 429 7070.

Cycle racks

We have a number of places to park bicycles across campus. If you want to find out more about locations of cycle parking facilities, showers, bus stops, gates and car parking areas on our main campus, you can consult our University of Glasgow Active Travel Map.

Journey planning apps

Greater Glasgow First Bus has apps for both timetables and ticket buying. The Traveline Scotland app gives information for journeys across Scotland.

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