sample. Our indicators are based on network analysis techniques and the exchange of flows among world economies. Starting …This article features a set of indicators designed to measure international economic integration and globalization. We …, along with the set of indicators for degree of openness and connectedness, both for each specific economy and for the world …

the literature on globalization. First, we consider a set of indicators which measure not only the degree of openness of … variety of weighting schemes (GDP, population). Results show that, under current trends, the future world will be much more …

One of the most remarkable features of globalization is the boost undergone by international trade triggered off by … “missing globalization puzzle”. We propose yet another explanation to this apparent contradiction based on the concept of …

purpose of establishing themselves a dominant market position. In this paper R&D network issues from the perspective of their … single unit but also the capabilities of the network as a whole through collective learning. SMEs seem to be appropriate … units to behave like network nodes because of their lean structure, adaptability to market evolution, active involvement of …

The internationalization of R&D network is a recent phenomenon. In this knowledge based environment, the driving forces … industry, requires strategies to collaborate with or compete with suitable firms within a network in the New Product …-based enterprises. Successful R&D is a function of invention and R&D network. This paper studies R&D network issues from the perspective …

We apply network analysis to study the ICT R&D locations at the city level. We use a dataset on the location and R …&D activity of over 3000 R&D centres belonging to 175 MNEs, located in over 1300 cities around the world. The results show that … most of the cities have few R&D connections and are grouped into "cliques", linked through network hubs. Hence, not only is …