Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200102547

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Social Network Analysis: Social Media, Peer Effects and the Environment. The aims of this proposal are to better understand the role of networks in different activities such as social media, education, crime and environment-friendly behaviour. The project expects to help inform the design and practice of policies for education and environmental authorities, police and media markets. Social networks are pervasive in Australia. The project tackles issues of criminal gangs in Australian cities, the political system and environment-friendly behaviours. This project is at the frontier of work in the economics of networks, with expected outcomes to include new models and methods to better understand the impact of social networks. Benefits include clear policy recommendations to improve welfare in Australian society.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 06-2020

End Date: 05-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $282,727.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microeconomic Theory | Economic Theory |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Consumption | Ecological Economics