On the topological structure of multinationals network

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• 作者：Charlie Joyez ^{charlie.joyez@dauphine.fr}
• 关键词：Network analysis ; Weighted directed networks ; Foreign direct investment ; Multinational firms ; Firm heterogeneity
• 刊名：Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 May 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：473
• 期：Complete
• 页码：578-588
• 全文大小：1630 K
• 卷排序：473

文摘

The underlying countries network of French multinationals’ foreign affiliates is revealed and studied. Vertex (host countries) and dyad (investing firms) specific metrics are in line with previous findings on foreign direct investments. Network-wide metrics bring an original insight to the topic. The change of the network structure over 7 years shows a decentralization trend. Firm heterogeneity seems to matter in network building, with least productive firms following more common internationalization strategies.