Aging and memory effects in social and economic dynamics

TL;DR

This thesis explores how aging and memory influence social and economic systems through theoretical models and empirical analysis, focusing on threshold models and housing markets.

Contribution

It introduces a combined theoretical and empirical approach to study aging and memory effects in social and economic dynamics, with specific insights into threshold models and housing markets.

Findings

Aging impacts threshold-based social behaviors.

Memory effects influence economic decision-making.

Temporal and spatial patterns affect housing market dynamics.

Abstract

In this doctoral thesis, we investigate the complex interplay between temporal dynamics associated with aging and memory and their effects on social and economic systems. To do so, we combine theoretical modeling, to explore the aging implications in threshold (peer pressure) models, and empirical analysis, to address the impact of temporal and spatial patterns in real complex systems, taking housing market as a case study.