The effect of privacy concerns on social network formation
| Autor: | Caterina Giannetti, Alexia Gaudeul |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Structure (mathematical logic)
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Economics and Econometrics Social network business.industry 05 social sciences Internet privacy Public good Trust Phase (combat) Social networks Privacy If and only if 0502 economics and business Public goods 050207 economics Link formation business Personally identifiable information Social psychology Selection (genetic algorithm) 050205 econometrics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 141:233-253 |
| ISSN: | 0167-2681 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jebo.2017.07.007 |
| Popis: | We study the impact of revealing personal information on the selection of partners when forming individual networks. In our experiment, a “contribution phase” is followed by a “network phase”: individuals first decide whether to contribute and then decide with whom to form a link. An exchange of contributions between individuals occurs only if a bilateral link is established. We identify the effect of revealing one's name on the probability of link formation by letting individuals choose to signal – at the linking stage – their willingness to later reveal their name. Our results indicate that this decision significantly affects partner selection and the consequent structure of the network. Individuals who reveal their name build up smaller individual networks but attain higher profits. Incurring privacy costs by revealing personal information is compensated with a higher probability to establish mutual links with contributors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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