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Measuring dynamics and structural change of time-dependent socio-economic networks

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  • Marco Fattore
  • Rosanna Grassi

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This paper addresses the issue of measuring temporal dynamics of complex socio-economic relational systems, represented as time-dependent networks. Network dynamics is first splitted into a structural component, accounting for changes in the network topology, and a non-structural component, accounting for permutation of vertex labels. A quantitative measure of the dynamics and its components is then proposed and it is shown how it can be used to investigate and interpret the time evolution of networks. A real example is discussed, pertaining to the dynamics of a subnetwork of the Italian corporate board network. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

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  • Marco Fattore & Rosanna Grassi, 2014. "Measuring dynamics and structural change of time-dependent socio-economic networks," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 48(4), pages 1821-1834, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:qualqt:v:48:y:2014:i:4:p:1821-1834
    DOI: 10.1007/s11135-013-9861-1
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