This paper analyzes the economics of industries where network externalities are significant. In such industries, firms … have strong incentives to adhere to common technical compatibility standards so that they reap the network externalities of …' production technologies. This may explain the frequent domination of network industries by one or two firms. We also find that …

organizational networks by mapping, analyzing and modeling the spatial structure of a large interfirm competition network across a … network formation give comparable results. There is an asymmetry between companies that are considered competitors, and … with geographic distance. We construct these properties by growing a corporate network with competitive links using random …

Recent models and empirical work on network formation emphasize the importance of propinquity in producing strong …

the transition from the industrial economy to the network economy. The network economy is based on information technology … and functions of banks in the finance system network structure as a result of a rapidly changing technological environment. …