-publication networks. Embeddedness refers to the network positioning of regions captured in terms of social network analytic (SNA …) centrality measures. The objective is to estimate how region-internal and region-external factors influence network embeddedness … in the distinct network types, in order to identify differences in their driving factors at the regional level. In our …

We propose a random network model incorporating heterogeneity of agents and a continuous notion of homophily. Unlike … equality of agents. We show that if links between similar agents are indeed more likely, our homophilous random network model … social network. …