the network structure in a data set of collaborating economists. While we find support for the hypothesis of transitivity …

.10.2.1278/rne.2011.10.2.1278.xml">'Review of Network Economics'</A>, 2011, 10(2), 1-20.<P> In this paper we test the celebrated … `Strength of weak ties' theory of Granovetter (1973). We test two hypotheses on the network structure in a data set of …

the network structure in a data set of collaborating economists. While we find support for the hypothesis of transitivity …

the network structure in a data set of collaborating economists. While we find support for the hypothesis of transitivity …

.An exploration of the micro aspects of the network yields three findings: one, the average number of co-authors is very small but … the economics world has the structure it does. The second part of the paper develops a simple theoretical model of co-authorship …

learning -- Social networks in labor markets -- Strategic network formation : concepts -- One-sided link formation -- Two …-sided link formation -- Research collaboration among firms …