Fits and Misfits: Technological Matching and R&D Networks

Cowan, Robin, Jonard, Nicolas and Sanditov, Bulat (2009). Fits and Misfits: Technological Matching and R&D Networks. UNU-MERIT.

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  • Author Cowan, Robin
    Jonard, Nicolas
    Sanditov, Bulat
    Title Fits and Misfits: Technological Matching and R&D Networks
    Publication Date 2009
    Publisher UNU-MERIT
    Abstract This paper presents an economic model of R&D network formation through the creation of strategic alliances. Firms are randomly endowed with knowledge elements. They base their alliance decisions purely on the technological fit of potential partners, ignoring social capital considerations and indirect benefits on the network. This is sufficient to generate equilibrium networks with the small world properties of observed alliance networks, namely short pairwise distances and local clustering. The equilibrium networks are more clustered than “comparable” random graphs, while they have similar characteristic path length. Two extreme regimes of competition are examined, to show that while the competition has a quantitative effect on the equilibrium networks (density is lower with competition), the small world features of the equilibrium networks are preserved.
    Copyright Holder UNU-MERIT
    Copyright Year 2009
    ISSN 1871-9872
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