This paper proposes new centrality measures to characterise the ‘key class’, whose removal results in maximal reduction in the network activity, when agents in a network are sorted into role-equivalent classes. The notion of role-equivalence is defined through the graph-theoretical concept...

We develop a unified stochastic frontier model which controls for the local spatial correlation and the global factor dependence as well as parameter heterogeneity, simultaneously. We then propose the regional productivity network analysis to examine the diffusion impacts of the capital...

The paper summarizes key findings from the literature on how distance, relationships and ethnic ties influence knowledge flows, and describes a model that relates emigration and the diaspora to knowledge flows. It recaps a key study that reports evidence of a link from the diaspora and knowledge...

We propose a decision-theoretic and cognitive-hierarchy based notion of network stability by examining the decision-making nodes’ incentives to change the structure of a network by establishing/dissolving links in between them. While evaluating the desirability of initiating such changes, each...

The technical report will introduce an application to deal with the massive drones' or hydrones departures, navigation, fly, and landing in different destinations. We propose the highway routes system (DHR-System) that depends on the interconnectivity between G5, modern hardware internet system...

In a simple model of distance-based utility, we show that core-periphery networks violate pairwise stability but often satisfy horizon-$K$ farsighted stability [Herings et al. 2019] for small enough $K$. Our results hold despite the fact that agents are identical and preferences violate...

As is common in the private insurance market, insurers offering Medicare Advantage (MA) plans typically restrict the network of providers from which patients can seek care. Existing work evaluating the breadth of these provider networks relies on provider directories and typically measures...

Problem definition: The pandemic crisis made apparent the need to take a holistic view of production networks to understand risk factors that arise due to their many interdependent units. We investigate the structural factors contributing to the severity of cascading failures in production...

Place-based policies are well justified to mitigate regional disparities, though with the concern of misallocation. In this paper, we characterize the properties of optimal spatial industry policies that result in lower efficiency loss while reducing spatial inequity in a general equilibrium...

It is a common temptation to suppose that consumer demand satisfaction is mostly dependent on the amount of water discharged into a network and hence, complaints about inadequate supply are usually blamed on insufficient production. However, a recent study by the authors indicated that equally...