Micromotives and Macrobehavior

By T. Schelling. 1978

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Maximizing the spread of influence through a social network (2003, methodology): “[5, 15, 18, 19, 21, 25, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33])but the following Linear Threshold Model lies at the core of most subsequent generalizations.”
Why do some places succeed when others decline? A social interaction model of cluster viability (2008, background): “In the tradition of sociology (Granovetter, 1978; Schelling, 1978; Hedstrom, 1998) and economics (Orléan, 2006), the purpose of this section is to model individual binary decision under social influence constraint.”
A new tool for epidemiology: the usefulness of dynamic-agent models in understanding place effects on health. (2008, background): “One now classic example is Schelling’s abstract agent-based model of racial residential segregation (52), which showed that, even when the majority of residents do not prefer to live in segregated neighborhoods, their aversion preferences (not wanting to be a ‘‘minority’’ in their neighborhood) domi”
Inequality and Segregation (2004, background): “In other words, equilibrium requires that for any household i ∈ [0, 1] with income y, it must be the case that U(y, ȳ1, r1) ≥ U(y − ρ, ȳ2, r2) if i ∈ A U(y, ȳ1, r1) ≤ U(y − ρ, ȳ2, r2) if i /∈ A where r = β for black households, r = ω for white households.”
The Network Structure of Exploration and Exploitation (2007, background): “Agent-based modeling starts with a set of simple assumptions about agents’ behavior and inductively derives the emergent system-level behaviors that follow (Schelling, 1978; Macy and Willer, 2002).”
Complex Causal Relations and Case Study Methods: The Example of Path Dependence (2006, unknown): “6On tipping points, see Schelling (1978, 101–2); Lohmann (1994); Jervis (1997, 150–2).”
Misconceived Causal Explanations for Emergent Processes (2012, background): “In contrast, the literature tends to describe only emergent processes as having two levels (Schelling, 1978; Wilensky & Resnick, 1999).”
TARGET CHOICE DURING EXTREME EVENTS: A DISCRETE SPATIAL CHOICE MODEL OF THE 2011 LONDON RIOTS (2013, background): “…1995; Walker, 1969), policies (e.g., Elkins and Simmons, 2005; Shipan and Volden, 2008), opinion formation (e.g., Huckfeldt and Sprague, 1995; Schelling, 1978), democratization (e.g., Elkink, 2011; O’Loughlin et al., 1998), and of course, rioting and urban disorder (e.g., Granovetter, 1978;…”
Terrorism: The relevance of the rational choice model (2006, background): “Giving them what they ask for robs them of their focal points (Schelling, 1978).”
Authoritarian Signaling, Mass Audiences, and Nationalist Protest in China (2013, background): “…protests that advance the interests of a particular group+ Under the guise of patriotism, nationalism provides a protective layer against government suppres- 14+ See Schelling 1978; Kuran 1991; and Lohmann 1994+ 15+ Tarrow 1998+ 16+ O’Donnell and Schmitter 1986+ 17+ See Snyder 1991 and 1993;…”