Network proximity in the geography of research collaboration

Laurent Bergé

No 1507, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) from Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography

Abstract: This paper deals with the questions of how network proximity influences the structure of inter-regional collaborations and how it interacts with geography. I first introduce a new, theoretically grounded measure of inter-regional network proximity. Then, I use data on European scientific co-publications in the field of chemistry between 2001 and 2005 to assess those questions. The main findings reveal that inter-regional network proximity is important in determining future collaborations but its effect is mediated by geography. Most importantly, a clear substitution pattern is revealed showing that network proximity benefits mostly international collaborations.

Keywords: network proximity; gravity model; research collaboration; network formation; co-publication (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D85 O31 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-03, Revised 2015-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-geo, nep-net and nep-ure
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