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<p>This article surveys laboratory experiments on social exchange networks. The method of laboratory experiments is prominent in this field. The various theoretical perspectives informing the experiments are grouped into three approaches: the first, dominated by network-exchange theory, is mainly concerned with power and structure, the second discusses social-psychological approaches and emphasizes behavioral and psychological dimensions such as reciprocity, emotions and cohesion, and the third is concerned with game-theoretic experiments embedded in network structures.</p>
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This article surveys laboratory experiments on social exchange networks. The method of laboratory experiments is prominent in this field. The various theoretical perspectives informing the experiments are grouped into three approaches: the first, dominated by network-exchange theory, is mainly concerned with power and structure, the second discusses social-psychological approaches and emphasizes behavioral and psychological dimensions such as reciprocity, emotions and cohesion, and the third is concerned with game-theoretic experiments embedded in network structures.

Social Exchange Networks: A Review of Experimental Studies

Sabine Neuhofer is a researcher in the Department of Economic Sociology

Ilona Reindl is a researcher in the Department of Economic Sociology

Bernhard Kittel is a professor in the Department of Economic Sociology

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This article surveys laboratory experiments on social exchange networks. The method of laboratory experiments is prominent in this field. The various...

Social Exchange Networks: A Review of Experimental Studies

Published Online: Mar 10, 2018

Page range: 34 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/connections-2016-034

Keywords
social exchange, network, laboratory experiment

© 2016 Sabine Neuhofer et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Social Exchange Networks: A Review of Experimental Studies

Published Online: Mar 10, 2018

Page range: 34 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/connections-2016-034

Keywordssocial exchange, network, laboratory experiment

© 2016 Sabine Neuhofer et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
social exchange, network, laboratory experiment