countries. The British Commonwealth was an important global network, or group of networks, in the mid-twentieth century …, continental Europe and Japan. During the 1950s and 1960s, there was a gradual change in the network relations of Australia and New …

and how firms perform within such networks. Our model replicates some stylised empirical results on network structure and … the contingent effects of network position on innovative performance. We find networks that exhibit small world properties …, certain network strategies such as occupying brokerage positions or maximising accessibility to potential partners pay off …

the interplay between knowledge diffusion and network formation can give rise to a cyclical pattern in the collaboration … large R&D collaboration network over the years 1985 to 2011. We then study the efficient network structure, compare it to … the decentralized equilibrium structures generated, and design an optimal network policy to maximize welfare in the …

stakeholders in the debate over “network neutrality” and “reasonable network management” to set and enforce norms and rules (co …

agents make strategic decisions based upon profits and information generated through their immediate social network. In this … deletion of links. And also the number of firms (nodes) in the network at each time by allowing firms (nodes) to enter and exit … the market. Centrality measures are reported together with firms' profits. The evolution of the network yields higher …