This brief presents insights and lessons for the Networks of Practice (NoP) program in urban Ghana, based on formative research conducted in Ayawaso Central, Greater Accra Region and Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal, Ashanti Region. The research used Patient Pathway Analysis (PPA) and Summative...

The computational complexity of large-scale networked evolutionary games has become a challenging problem. Based on network aggregation and pinning control methods, this paper investigates the problem of control design for strategy consensus of large-scale networked evolutionary games. The...

As one of the strongest Othello agents, Edax employs an n-tuple network to evaluate the board, with points of interest represented as tuples. However, this network maintains a constant shape throughout the game, whereas the points of interest in Othello vary with respect to game’s progress....

Acquiring skilled workers can be a key comparative advantage for firms. However, this process involves much uncertainty that firms need to navigate. Leveraging managers' social networks can help reduce search frictions, improve match quality, and boost firm performance. In this paper, we...

Trade flows are the result of the interaction between buyers and sellers. Understanding how these firm-to-firm relationships form, survive, and evolve over time helps identify how countries can improve their export outcomes. Using a very granular dataset of United States import transactions from...

Acquiring skilled workers can be a key comparative advantage for firms. However, this process involves much uncertainty that firms need to navigate. Leveraging managers' social networks can help reduce search frictions, improve match quality, and boost firm performance. In this paper, we...

We study experimentally a new model to study the effect of climate externalities and contractual incompleteness on network formation. We model a network where good/green firms enjoy direct and indirect benefits from linking with one another. Bad/brown firms benefit from having a connection with...

We conduct an artefactual field experiment in real-existing trade networks to analyze how individual network degree affects bargaining demands and outcomes. We combine data from a bilateral bargaining experiment with data of trade networks in 24 villages in Uganda. To identify the effect of...

In this paper, we investigate the classical Axelrod model of cultural dissemination under an adaptive network framework. Unlike the original model, we place agents on a complex network, where they cut connections with any agent that does not share at least one cultural trait. This rewiring...

The rapid evolution of digital transformation necessitates a comprehensive understanding of national digital readiness. The Network Readiness Index (NRI) serves as a key benchmark for assessing a country's preparedness to leverage digital technologies for economic and societal development. This...

This paper develops a mathematical framework to study signal networks, in which nodes can be active or inactive, and their activation or deactivation is driven by external signals and the states of the nodes to which they are connected via links. The focus is on determining the optimal number of...

The primary objective of this empirical study is to investigate the Indian equity market network by analyzing its topological properties using the disparity filtering technique, and a minimum spanning tree. It investigates the backbone structure of the reduced weighted equity network and...

Efficient identification of critical links in urban road networks is essential for optimizing traffic management, infrastructure planning, and resource allocation. Existing methods, such as simulation-based approaches, are computationally expensive and often impractical for large-scale networks....

We study static binary coordination games with random utility played on networks. In equilibrium, each agent chooses an action only if a fraction of her neighbors choosing the same action is higher than an agent‐specific i.i.d. threshold. A fuzzy convention x is a profile where (almost) all...

This edition of the EU CAP Network magazine focuses on the economic, social and environmental dimensions of climate adaptation, highlighting the role of networking in supporting sustainable agriculture and rural responses to climate change.

This edition of the EU CAP Network magazine focuses on the economic, social and environmental dimensions of climate adaptation, highlighting the role of networking in supporting sustainable agriculture and rural responses to climate change.

Against the backdrop of production and sales globalization, a country can utilize its trade network position to secure greater benefits from international trade and gradually enhance its economic and trade influence. This process is inseparable from the rational allocation of production factors....

Technological transformation should lead to enhance people's potential and the development of their cognitive and social competences, especially those connected with effective communication on different levels. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified all these processes and, for better resilience...