We model knowledge diffusion in a population of agents situated on a network, interacting only over direct ties. Some … (proportion of traders), the network structure (clustering, path length and degree distribution), and the scarcity of knowledge … connected agents do well when knowledge is scarce, agents in clustered neighbourhoods do well when it is abundant. The latter …

that firms' knowledge bases must "fit" in order for joint learning and innovation to be possible, and thus for an alliance … social capital considerations. In this paper we emphasize instead the role of complementary knowledge stocks (broadly defined …) in partner selection, arguing not only that knowledge complementarity should not be overlooked, but that is may be the …

" to "universities of innovation." Policy makers and universities themselves see that one of their major roles is … supporting industrial innovation and thus economic growth. We argue that this rests on a mis-cconception of the nature of … innovation and the value of universities. We argue that a more appropriate function for this institution is as the "university of …

Innovation is a source of increasing productivity, but it is also a source of stress. Psychological research shows that … different rates of innovation on productivity. The model shows among other things that the existence and nature of relationships … of people determine the extent to which a certain rate of innovation effectively results in increasing productivity. In …

This paper analyzes empirically the channels through which university research affects industry innovation. We examine … innovation systems. We find that creation of a new university department increased regional innovation activity 3-4 years later …