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This discussion paper has resulted in a publication in the <A href="http://aa4pq3kw5l.search.serialssolutions.com/directLink?&atitle=Economics%3A%20An%20Emerging%20Small%20World&author=Sanjeev%20Goyal%3B%20Marco%20J%20van%20der%20Leij%3B%20José%20Luis%20Moraga%2DGonzález&issn=00223808&title=The%20Journal%20of%20Political%20Economy&volume=114&issue=2&date=20060401&spage=403&id=doi:&sid=ProQ_ss&genre=article&lang=en">'Journal of Political Economy'</A>.<P>This paper examines the small world hypothesis. The first part of the paper presents empirical evidence on the evolution of a particular world: the world of journal publishing economists during the period...</p></a>
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We develop a model of strategic networks that captures two distinctive features of interfirm collaboration: bilateral … to invest in R&D, and the architecture of collaboration networks. In the absence of firm rivalry, the complete network …, under strong market rivalry the complete network is stable, but intermediate levels of collaboration and asymmetric networks …
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We develop a dynamic model to study the formation of communication networks. In this model, individuals periodically …
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When there are competing technologies or products with unknown payoffs which are adopted over time within a society, an important question is whether conformism or diversity will prevail. We use a learning model with local interactions to study this question. We show that the structure of...
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simple model of strategic networks which captures two distinctive features of such collaboration activity: bilateral … stable networks. Our analysis highlights the interaction between market competition and R&D network structure. We find that … circumstances, such asymmetric collaboration networks are also strategically stable. By contrast, if firms operate in independent …
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We consider a non-cooperative model of information networks where communication is costly and not fully reliable. We … examine the nature of Nash networks and efficient networks. …
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stable networks. Our analysis reveals that in a setting where firms are ex-ante identical, strategically stable networks are … characterize such asymmetric networks; the dominant group architecture, stars, and inter-linked stars are found to be stable. In … asymmetric networks, the firms with many links have lower costs of production as compared to firms with few links. Thus …
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Infrastructure networks are a key feature of an economy. Their functionality depends on the connectivity and sizes of … different components and they face a variety of threats, from natural disasters to intelligent attacks. How should networks be …
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The structures of social interaction affect individual behavior and economic performance in important ways. This leads us to ask: does the architecture of social interaction exhibit particular patterns and are these patterns stable over time? We examine interaction among economists by looking at...
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We develop a model of strategic networks that captures two distinctive features of interfirm collaboration: bilateral … to invest in R&D, and the architecture of collaboration networks. In the absence of firm rivalry, the complete network …, under strong market rivalry the complete network is stable, but intermediate levels of collaboration and asymmetric networks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324725