I taught a PhD course titled “Peer vs. Network Effects” at Stockholm University from Monday 8 June to Friday 12 June 2026. This paper gives a good summary of this course: Zenou, Y. (2026). "Peer vs. network effects: Microfoundations, identification, and beyond."
Here are the slides of this course:
Outline [PDF] NEW
Lecture 0: Introduction and Motivation [PDF] NEW
Lecture 1: Overview, background and definitions [PDF] NEW
Lecture 2 Peer versus Network Effects: Reduced form estimations [PDF] NEW
Lecture 3: Peer versus Network Effects: Theoretical Issues [PDF] NEW
Lecture 4 Peer versus Network Effects: Structural estimations [PDF] NEW
Lecture 5: Non-Linear Peer Effects [PDF] NEW
Lecture 6: Network Economics: Recent Advances and Future Challenges [PDF] NEW