%0 Journal Article %A Hisashi Kojima and Masatora Daito %D 2011 %J International Journal of Mathematical and Computational Sciences %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 60, 2011 %T An Agent Based Simulation for Network Formation with Heterogeneous Agents %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9019 %V 60 %X We investigate an asymmetric connections model with a dynamic network formation process, using an agent based simulation. We permit heterogeneity of agents- value. Valuable persons seem to have many links on real social networks. We focus on this point of view, and examine whether valuable agents change the structures of the terminal networks. Simulation reveals that valuable agents diversify the terminal networks. We can not find evidence that valuable agents increase the possibility that star networks survive the dynamic process. We find that valuable agents disperse the degrees of agents in each terminal network on an average. %P 1835 - 1839