Benjamin Golub on Networks in Contagion and Resilience

Video & Timestamps

On Thursday, March 21, Benjamin Golub joined Markus’ Academy for a conversation on, “Networks in Contagion and Resilience.” This talk will present key concepts, methods, and implications of network modeling. Benjamin Golub is a professor of economics and computer science at Northwestern University.

Watch the full presentation below. You can watch all Markus’ Academy webinars on our Markus’ Academy YouTube Channel.

Timestamps:

• [0:00] Markus’ introduction and poll questions:

• [6:50] The basic network toy model

• [19:31] How does this fit into economics?

• [31:18] How do networks matter intuitively? A second toy model

• [45:54] Supply chain formation and fragility

Executive Summary

Summary to follow.