NSF Org:	SES Division of Social and Economic Sciences
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Initial Amendment Date:	August 6, 1990
Latest Amendment Date:	September 27, 1990
Award Number:	9010888
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Robin A. Cantor SES  Division of Social and Economic Sciences SBE  Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Start Date:	August 1, 1990
End Date:	February 29, 1992 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$31,137.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$31,137.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1990 = $31,137.00
History of Investigator:	John Skvoretz (Principal Investigator) jskvoretz@usf.edu David Willer (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of South Carolina at Columbia 1600 HAMPTON ST COLUMBIA SC  US  29208-3403 (803)777-7093
Sponsor Congressional District:	06
Primary Place of Performance:	DATA NOT AVAILABLE
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	J22LNTMEDP73
Parent UEI:	Q93ZDA59ZAR5
NSF Program(s):	Sociology, SPECIAL PROGRAMS-RESERVE
Primary Program Source:
Program Reference Code(s):	9251
Program Element Code(s):	133100, 914500
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.075

ABSTRACT

The proposed research experimentally investigates exclusion, an important condition determining the distribution of power in exchange networks. Predictive studies for theory testing and exploratory studies for theory extension are proposed. STudies examine predicted distributions of power, measured by rates of exchange, and predicted rates of power development, measured by changes in exchange rates over time. Exploratory studies form a foundation for the extension of the GPI analysis of Markovsky, et al. (1988) to a new class of exclusionary networks. These studies are intended to systematically remove scope conditions which have restricted application outside the laboratory. These studies also initiate examination of the structural dynamics of exchange networks. The proposed work is facilitated by ExNet, an electronic network now on line at the USC Laboratory for Sociological Research.

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