3 papers
econ.GN2022
Network embeddedness indicates the innovation potential of firms
Giacomo Vaccario, Luca Verginer, Antonios Garas +2
Firms' innovation potential depends on their position in the R&D network. But details on this relation remain unclear because measures to quantify network embeddedness have been co…
cs.DL2021
When standard network measures fail to rank journals: A theoretical and empirical analysis
Giacomo Vaccario, Luca Verginer
Journal rankings are widely used and are often based on citation data in combination with a network perspective. We argue that some of these network-based rankings can produce misl…
physics.soc-ph2021
Should the government reward cooperation? Insights from an agent-based model of wealth redistribution
Frank Schweitzer, Luca Verginer, Giacomo Vaccario
In our multi-agent model agents generate wealth from repeated interactions for which a prisoner's dilemma payoff matrix is assumed. Their gains are taxed by a government at a rate…