Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2017-2018
ECON 489 - ECONOMICS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS
Long Title: ECONOMICS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS
Department: Economics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): ECON 200 AND ECON 209
Description: This course introduces research on social networks and analyzes how these networks affect our choices: the products we buy, the careers we follow, whom we marry, how we raise our children. Students will learn about network measurement and formation and the influence of social networks on our decisions.