Sanjeev Goyal
Encyclopedia
Sanjeev Goyal is an Indian economist, Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge
and Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge
.
He is a pioneer of the economics of networks
and one of the leading scholars in the field.
Network economics combines game theory
and network analysis
to study the strategic aspects related with the formation of social networks, and to analyze the effects of network externalities in the equilibria produced by decentralised decisions of maximizing agents.
His research has appeared in leading international journals such as Econometrica
, American Economic Review
and Journal of Political Economy
.
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
.
He is a pioneer of the economics of networks
Network economics
Network economics refers to business economics that benefit from the network effect. This is when the value of a good or service increases when others buy the same good or service...
and one of the leading scholars in the field.
Network economics combines game theory
Game theory
Game theory is a mathematical method for analyzing calculated circumstances, such as in games, where a person’s success is based upon the choices of others...
and network analysis
Network analysis
Network analysis can refer to:* Analysis of general networks: see Network theory.* Electrical network analysis see Network analysis .* Social network analysis.You may also be interested in Network planning and design...
to study the strategic aspects related with the formation of social networks, and to analyze the effects of network externalities in the equilibria produced by decentralised decisions of maximizing agents.
His research has appeared in leading international journals such as Econometrica
Econometrica
Econometrica is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics, publishing articles not only in econometrics but in many areas of economics. It is published by the Econometric Society and distributed by Wiley-Blackwell. Econometrica is one of the most highly ranked economics journals in the world...
, American Economic Review
American Economic Review
The American Economic Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics publishing seven issues annually by the American Economic Association. First published in 1911, it is considered one of the most prestigious journals in the field. The current editor-in-chief is Penny Goldberg . The...
and Journal of Political Economy
Journal of Political Economy
The Journal of Political Economy is an academic journal run by economists at the University of Chicago and published every two months by the University of Chicago Press. The journal publishes articles in both theoretical economics and empirical economics...
.