Network Formation Under Cumulative Advantage: Evidence From the Cambridge High-Tech Cluster

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dc.contributor.authorGNUTZMANN, Hinnerk
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-19T12:47:50Z
dc.date.available2011-04-19T12:47:50Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractWhen joining a social network, the already well-connected often make for especially attractive partners because they can facilitate links to other network members. However, the effect is potentially weakened by increasing redundancy of contacts with network size. We consider the trade-off between these two factors in a dataset of the Cambridge High-Tech Cluster and compare results with the county of Cambridgeshire as a whole. As expected, network effects are stronger in the former, but in both datasets, redundancy does not offset the benefits of reach in attracting new partners.
dc.identifier.citationComputational Economics, 2008, 32, 4, 407-413
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10614-008-9145-3
dc.identifier.endpage413
dc.identifier.issn0927-7099
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.startpage407
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/16485
dc.identifier.volume32
dc.language.isoen
dc.neeo.contributorGNUTZMANN|Hinnerk|aut|
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectSocial networks
dc.subjectCumulative advantage
dc.subjectMonte Carlo simulation
dc.titleNetwork Formation Under Cumulative Advantage: Evidence From the Cambridge High-Tech Cluster
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
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