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Strategic reciprocity improves academic performance in public elementary school children
Cristian Candia, Víctor Landaeta-Torres, César A. Hidalgo +1
Social networks are pivotal for learning. Yet, we still lack a full understanding of the mechanisms connecting networks with learning outcomes. Here, we present the results of a la…
Complex Economic Activities Concentrate in Large Cities
Pierre-Alexandre Balland, Cristian Jara-Figueroa, Sergio Petralia +3
Why do some economic activities agglomerate more than others? And, why does the agglomeration of some economic activities continue to increase despite recent developments in commun…
Optimal diversification strategies in the networks of related products and of related research areas
Aamena Alshamsi, Flavio L. Pinheiro, Cesar A. Hidalgo
Countries and cities are likely to enter economic activities that are related to those that are already present in them. Yet, while these path dependencies are universally acknowle…
Meet me in the middle: The reunification of Germany's research network
Bogang Jun, Flávio Pinheiro, Tobias Buchmann +2
In 1990, Germany began the reunification of two separate research systems. In this study, we explore the factors predicting the East-West integration of academic fields by examinin…
Disconnected, fragmented, or united? A trans-disciplinary review of network science
Cesar A. Hidalgo
During decades the study of networks has been divided between the efforts of social scientists and natural scientists, two groups of scholars who often do not see eye to eye. In th…
The amenity space and the evolution of neighborhoods
César A. Hidalgo, Elisa E. Castañer
Neighborhoods populated by amenities--such as restaurants, cafes, and libraries--are considered to be a key property of desirable cities. Yet, despite the global enthusiasm for ame…