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Constrained public goods in weighted networks with heterogeneous agents

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  • Fu, Wentao
  • Hua, Di
  • Qian, Xuewen
  • Sun, Yang

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This paper generalizes the constrained public goods model of Allouch and King (2019) to weighted networks with heterogeneous agents. We provide an algorithm to distinguish contributors from free-riders in equilibrium. We show that this algorithm always terminates in finite steps and, therefore, Nash equilibrium always exists.

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  • Fu, Wentao & Hua, Di & Qian, Xuewen & Sun, Yang, 2022. "Constrained public goods in weighted networks with heterogeneous agents," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 213(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:213:y:2022:i:c:s0165176522000350
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110332
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    Keywords

    Local public goods; Weighted networks; Heterogeneous agents; Existence of Nash equilibrium;
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    JEL classification:

    • D85 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Network Formation
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games

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