Proximity and the Evolution of Collaboration Networks: Evidence from Research and Development Projects within the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Industry

Regional Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 741-756

  Balland, Pierre Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Collaboration networks; Dynamic network models; Economic geography; Global navigation satellite system (GNSS); Proximity

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; GNSS; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGIONAL ECONOMY; STOCHASTICITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84857181538     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.529121     Document Type: Article

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