The observed architecture of ecological and socio-economic networks differssignificantly
from that of random networks. From a network science standpoint, non-random structural …

Uncovering the structure of socioeconomic systems and timely estimation of socioeconomic
status are significant for economic development. The understanding of socioeconomic …

We introduce a model for the emergence of innovations, in which cognitive processes are
described as random walks on the network of links among ideas or concepts, and an …

Bipartite networks are currently regarded as providing a major insight into the organization
of many real-world systems, unveiling the mechanisms driving the interactions occurring …

Urbanization plays a crucial role in the economic development of every country. The mutual
relationship between the urbanization of any country and its economic productive structure …

Economic diversification is relevant for poorer developing countries to create jobs and foster
economic development. The empirical economic literature has identified several stylized …

Since 2007, several contributions have tried to identify early-warning signals of the financial
crisis. However, the vast majority of analyses has focused on financial systems and little …

This study investigates how structural change that leads to increasing output variety was
gradually perceived by economists and eventually incorporated into models of economic …

Economic complexity methods, and in particular relatedness measures, lack a systematic
evaluation and comparison framework. We argue that out-of-sample forecast exercises …

The interactions among human beings represent the backbone of our societies. How people
establish new connections and allocate their social interactions among them can reveal a lot …