论文信息 - Existence of Nash networks in the one-way flow model of network formation

Existence of Nash networks in the one-way flow model of network formation

We study a one-way flow connections model of unilateral network formation. We prove the existence of Nash networks for games where the corresponding payoff functions allow for heterogeneity among the profits that agents gain by the network. Furthermore, we show by a counterexample that, when link costs are heterogeneous, Nash networks do not always exist.

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