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Journal Articles Mathematical Social Sciences Year : 2023

Social influence: The Usage History heuristic

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Individual behavior such as choice of fashion, adoption of new products, and selection of means of transport is influenced by taking account of others' actions. We study social influence in a heterogeneous population and analyze the behavior of the dynamic processes. We distinguish between two information regimes: (i) agents are influenced by the adoption ratio, (ii) agents are influenced by the usage history. We identify the stable equilibria and long-run frequencies of the dynamics. We then show that the two processes generate qualitatively different dynamics, leaving characteristic 'footprints'. In particular, (ii) favors more extreme outcomes than (i).
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hal-04367513 , version 1 (03-01-2024)

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Bary S R Pradelski. Social influence: The Usage History heuristic. Mathematical Social Sciences, 2023, pp.1-21. ⟨10.2139/ssrn.4226526⟩. ⟨hal-04367513⟩
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