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T1 Mixing and diffusion in a two-type population
A1 Izquierdo, Segismundo S.
A1 Izquierdo Millán, Luis Rodrigo
A1 López Pintado, Dunia .
K1 Diffusion
K1 Mixing
K1 Segregation
K1 Homophily
K1 SIS
K1 Industrial management
K1 Gestión de empresas
AB The outbreak of epidemics, the rise of religious radicalizationor the motivational influence of fellow students in classroomsare some of the issues that can be described as diffusionprocesses in heterogeneous groups. Understanding the rolethat interaction patterns between groups (e.g. homophily orsegregation) play in the diffusion of certain traits or behavioursis a major challenge for contemporary societies. Here, we studythe impact on diffusion processes of mixing (or, alternatively,segregating) two groups that present different sensitivities orpropensities to contagion. We find non-monotonic effects ofmixing and inefficient segregation levels, i.e. situations wherea change in the mixing level can benefit both groups, e.g.where an increase in the mixing level can reduce the expectedcontagion levels in both groups. These findings can havefundamental consequences for the design of inclusion policies.
PB The Royal Society
SN 2054-5703
YR 2018
FD 2018-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4819
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4819
LA eng
NO D.L.-P. from the Spanish Ministry of Science andInnovation (ECO2011-22919) and from project ECO2017-83147-C2-1-P (MINECO/AEI/FEDER, UE). L.R.I. and S.S.I.from project ECO2017-83147-C2-2-P (MINECO/AEI/FEDER, UE)
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 24-nov-2024