for employees to work in co-ethnic firms. It argues that strong social networks and related high intra-group trust …

This study aims to identify the critical factor(s) that determine the embeddedness level (EL) of rural entrepreneurs …. In order to achieve this aim, existing applied studies on the embeddedness of entrepreneurs undertaken in different rural …

We develop a model of strategic networks that captures two distinctive features of interfirm collaboration: bilateral … agreements and nonexclusive relationships. Our analysis highlights the relationship between market competition, firms' incentives … to invest in R&D, and the architecture of collaboration networks. In the absence of firm rivalry, the complete network …

social and economic relationships. We argue that behind trust lies the fact that individuals invest in connections taking …A fundamental question in social sciences is how trust emerges. We provide an answer which relies on the formation of … into account the potential externalities networks produce. Once social ties are in place, these externalities shape the …