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Workplace:	United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), (more information at EDIRC) Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA) (Bureau of Economic Theory and Applications), (more information at EDIRC) Vakgroep Algemene Economie (Department of Economics), School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2020

1. Ph.D. research output in STEM: the role of gender and race in supervision
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

2019

2. Far from random?: The role of homophily in student supervision
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)

2018

3. Gender Gaps and Scientific Productivity in Middle-Income Countries: Evidence from Mexico
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)

2017

4. Emergent structures in faculty hiring networks and the effects of mobility on academic performance
   Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg
   Also in MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2017)
   See also Journal Article in Scientometrics (2018)

2016

5. An econometric investigation of the productivity gender gap in Mexican research, and a simulation study of the effects on scientific performance of policy scenarios to promote gender equality
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
6. Including excluded groups: The slow racial transformation of the South African university system
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
7. Mimetic behaviour and institutional persistence: A two-armed bandit experiment
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
8. On the value of foreign PhDs in the developing world: Training versus selection effects
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
   Also in Working Paper Series in Economics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Department of Economics and Management (2016)
   Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg (2016)

2014

9. Editors’ introduction to spatial knowledge networks: structure, driving forces and innovative performances
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in The Annals of Regional Science (2014)

2013

10. Fits and misfits: technological matching and R&D networks
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2009)
    DEM Discussion Paper Series, Department of Economics at the University of Luxembourg (2009)
    Grenoble Ecole de Management (Post-Print), HAL (2013)
11. Interactive knowledge exchanges under complex social relations: A simulation model
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)

2012

12. Community cohesion and inherited networks - A network study of two handloom clusters in Kerala, India
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
13. Informal knowledge exchanges under complex social relations: A network study of handloom clusters in Kerala, India
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (3)
14. Prescriptions for network strategy: Does evidence of network effects in cross-section support them?
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
15. The co-evolution of organizational performance and emotional contagion
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

2011

16. Word-of-mouth interaction and the organization of behaviour
    Documents de Travail de l'OFCE, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE)

2010

17. Global excellence at the expense of local relevance, or a bridge between two worlds? Research in science and technology in the developing world
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

2009

18. Inertia, Interaction and Clustering in Demand
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)
19. Knowledge Structures
    Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg
20. Network-independent partner selection and the evolution of innovation networks
    Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg View citations (2)
    Also in MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2009) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Management Science (2010)
21. University Effect on Regional Inovation
    Working Papers, FEDEA View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Research Policy (2013)

2008

22. Habit Formation, Information Exchange and the Social Geography of Demand
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)
23. If the Alliance Fits...: Innovation and Network Dynamics
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg (2008) View citations (4)
24. Productivity effects of innovation, stress and social relations
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
    Also in Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg (2008)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2011)
25. Running The Marathon
    Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg
    Also in MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2009)
26. Short-term effects of new universities on regional innovation
    Working Papers of BETA, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg View citations (1)
    Also in MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2007) View citations (2)

2006

27. Structural Holes, Innovation and the Distribution of Ideas
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination (2007)

2005

28. Merit, Approbation and the Evolution of Social Structure
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2007)
29. Universities and the Knowledge Economy
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (8)

2004

30. Evolving Networks of Inventors
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2007)
    Journal Article in Journal of Evolutionary Economics (2006)
31. Information Technology and the Dynamics of Joint Innovation
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
32. Knowledge dynamics in a network industry
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (7)
    Also in Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2003) View citations (18)
33. Network models of innovation and knowledge diffusion
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (17)
34. Networks as Emergent Structures from Bilateral Collaboration
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)
35. On the creation of networks and knowledge
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (8)

2003

36. Social Sorting
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)

2002

37. Mutual Illusions and Financing New Technologies: Two-Sided Informational Cascades
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
38. The Joint Dynamics of Networks and Knowledge
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2002, Society for Computational Economics View citations (8)

2001

39. Expert Systems: Aspects of and Limitations to the Codifiability of Knowledge
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Research Policy (2001)
40. Intellectual property rights in a knowledge-based economy
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)
41. Knowledge Transfer and the Services Sector in the Context of the New Economy
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)
42. On The Variance of Market Innovation with the Number of Firms
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
43. Protecting the digital endeavour: prospects for intellectual property rights in the information society
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)
44. The Workings of Scientific Communities
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2003)
45. Waves and Cycles: Explorations in the Pure Theory of Price for Fine Art
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
    See also Chapter (2006)

2000

46. The Dynamics of Collective Invention
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2003)

1999

47. Network Structure and the Diffusion of Knowledge
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control (2004)
48. The Explicit Economics of Knowledge Codification and Tacitness
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics (1999) View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial and Corporate Change (2000)

1998

49. Technological Standardization with and without Borders in an Interacting Agents Model
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (4)
50. Waves in Consumption with Interdependence among Consumers
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique (2004)

1996

51. A Model of Demand with Interactions Among Consumers
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in International Journal of Industrial Organization (1997)
52. Hysteresis in the Canadian Labour Market: Evidence from the 1990s
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (4)

1995

53. Quandaries in the Economics of Dual Technologies and Spillovers from Military to Civilian Research and Development
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article in Research Policy (1995)
54. Spatially Dependent Interactions: A Statistical Approach to Spatial Equilibria, Technological Standardization and Variety
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (1)
55. The Genetic causal Tradition of Modern Economic History
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (1)

1994

56. Local Externalities and Spatial Equilibria: Technological Standardization and the Preservation of Variety
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics
57. Sprayed to Death: Pest Control Strategies and Technological Lock-In
    University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (2)

1992

58. Fundamental Issues in the Justification of Profits
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1991

59. Sprayed to Death: On the Lock-in of an Inferior Pest Control Strategy
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
60. The Genetic-Causal Moment in Eocnomic Theory
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (1)

1989

61. TECHNOLOGICAL VARIETY AND COMPETITION: ISSUES OF DIFFUSION AND INTERVENTION
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (1)

1988

62. NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS: A STUDY IN TECHNOLOGICAL LOCK-IN
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (1990)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Self-efficacy beliefs and imitation: A two-armed bandit experiment
   European Economic Review, 2019, 113, (C), 156-172

2018

2. Emergent structures in faculty hiring networks, and the effects of mobility on academic performance
   Scientometrics, 2018, 117, (1), 527-562 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
3. On the value of foreign PhDs in the developing world: Training versus selection effects in the case of South Africa
   Research Policy, 2018, 47, (5), 886-900 View citations (4)

2014

4. Editors’ introduction to spatial knowledge networks: structure, driving forces and innovative performances
   The Annals of Regional Science, 2014, 53, (2), 315-323 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
5. Showing or telling? Local interaction and organization of behavior
   Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination, 2014, 9, (2), 151-181 View citations (8)

2013

6. University effects on regional innovation
   Research Policy, 2013, 42, (3), 788-800 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2012

7. Global excellence at the expense of local diffusion, or a bridge between two worlds? Research in science and technology in the developing world
   Research Policy, 2012, 41, (4), 756-769 View citations (12)

2011

8. Productivity effects of innovation, stress and social relations
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 79, (3), 165-182 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2010

9. Network-Independent Partner Selection and the Evolution of Innovation Networks
   Management Science, 2010, 56, (11), 2094-2110 View citations (57)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2007

10. Bilateral Collaboration and the Emergence of Innovation Networks
    Management Science, 2007, 53, (7), 1051-1067 View citations (53)
11. Merit, approbation and the evolution of social structure
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2007, 64, (3-4), 295-315 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
12. Network architecture, barter exchange and the diffusion of ideas
    International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 2007, 6, (2), 165-178
13. Structural holes, innovation and the distribution of ideas
    Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination, 2007, 2, (2), 93-110 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

14. Evolving networks of inventors
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2006, 16, (1), 155-174 View citations (41)
    See also Chapter (2007)
    Working Paper (2004)

2004

15. Network structure and the diffusion of knowledge
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2004, 28, (8), 1557-1575 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
16. On substitution of intellectual property and free disclosure: an analysis of R&D strategies in software technologies
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2004, 13, (5), 477-487 View citations (3)
17. Waves in consumption with interdependence among consumers
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2004, 37, (1), 149-177 View citations (2)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2004, 37, (1), 149-177 (2004) View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

2003

18. Complémentarités cognitives et production de connaissances nouvelles. Une analyse en termes de réseaux
    Revue d'Économie Industrielle, 2003, 103, (1), 253-274 View citations (3)
19. Evolutionary economics and the counterfactual threat: on the nature and role of counterfactual history as an empirical tool in economics
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2002, 12, (5), 539-562 View citations (6)
20. The dynamics of collective invention
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 52, (4), 513-532 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2002

21. On the Number of Firms and the Quantity of Innovation
    Economics Bulletin, 2002, 12, (6), 1-9

2001

22. Expert systems: aspects of and limitations to the codifiability of knowledge
    Research Policy, 2001, 30, (9), 1355-1372 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
23. The Organization of Economic Innovation in Europe: Alfonso Gambardella and Franco Malerba (Eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,1999, [UK pound] 45.00, ISBN 0-521-64303-1
    Research Policy, 2001, 30, (7), 1162-1164

2000

24. The Explicit Economics of Knowledge Codification and Tacitness
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2000, 9, (2), 211-53 View citations (255)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1998

25. On Clustering in the Location of R&D: Statics and Dynamics
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 1998, 6, (2-3), 201-230 View citations (4)
26. Technological standards with local externalities and decentralized behaviour
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 1998, 8, (3), 285-296 View citations (13)

1997

27. A model of demand with interactions among consumers
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1997, 15, (6), 711-732 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
28. The Economics of Codification and the Diffusion of Knowledge
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 1997, 6, (3), 595-622 View citations (111)

1996

29. Sprayed to Death: Path Dependence, Lock-In and Pest Control Strategies
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (436), 521-42 View citations (121)
30. The Genetic‐Causal Tradition and Modern Economic Theory
    Kyklos, 1996, 49, (3), 273-317 View citations (12)

1995

31. Quandaries in the economics of dual technologies and spillovers from military to civilian research and development
    Research Policy, 1995, 24, (6), 851-868 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1991

32. Tortoises and Hares: Choice among Technologies of Unknown Merit
    Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (407), 801-14 View citations (43)

1990

33. Nuclear Power Reactors: A Study in Technological Lock-in
    The Journal of Economic History, 1990, 50, (3), 541-567 View citations (144)
    See also Working Paper (1988)
34. The Demise of Nuclear Power? Lessons for Democratic Control of Technology. By Joseph G. Morone and Edward J. Woodhouse. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. Pp. xii, 172. $22.50, cloth; $6.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1990, 50, (1), 234-236

Edited books

1995

1. Profits and Morality
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (1)

Chapters

2009

1. Running the Marathon
   Chapter 11 in Learning to Compete in European Universities, 2009
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

2. Evolving networks of inventors
   Springer
   See also Working Paper (2004)
   Journal Article in Journal of Evolutionary Economics (2006)

2006

3. Learning from disaster
   Chapter 3 in Applied Evolutionary Economics and the Knowledge-based Economy, 2006
4. Waves and Cycles: Explorations in the Pure Theory of Price for Fine Art
   Chapter 7 in New Frontiers in the Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2006
   See also Working Paper (2001)

2005

5. Knowledge Creation And Flows In Science
   Springer

2003

6. On the Workings of Scientific Communities
   Chapter 9 in Science and Innovation, 2003 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2001)

1994

7. Causation and genetic causation in economic theory
   Chapter 9 in The Elgar Companion to Austrian Economics, 1994 View citations (1)