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Chasing “strange animals”: Network analysis tools for the economic study of supra-dyadic structures

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  • Delio Lucena-Piquero

    (University of Toulouse, Sciences-Po Toulouse (LEREPS))

  • Stefano Ugolini

    (University of Toulouse, Sciences-Po Toulouse (LEREPS))

  • Jérôme Vicente

    (University of Toulouse, Sciences-Po Toulouse (LEREPS))

Abstract

Real-world economies feature social structures without formal frontiers that lie between the micro and macro levels. Traditional network analysis tools fail to account properly for these supra-dyadic structures, which emerge from individual interactions, shape economic aggregates, and in turn affect micro behaviors. We argue that supra-dyadic network analysis tools can correct the biases of traditional dyadic ones. We present two new methodologies: the “place-based methodology” (assessing agents’ structural equivalence in affiliation networks) and the “chain-based methodology” (assessing agents’ substitutability in sequential interaction networks). We discuss their possible applications and potential to renew the study of evolutionary and institutional dynamics.

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  • Delio Lucena-Piquero & Stefano Ugolini & Jérôme Vicente, 2025. "Chasing “strange animals”: Network analysis tools for the economic study of supra-dyadic structures," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 35(4), pages 629-658, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joevec:v:35:y:2025:i:4:d:10.1007_s00191-025-00903-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s00191-025-00903-y
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    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
    • D85 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Network Formation
    • E14 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Austrian; Evolutionary; Institutional
    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation

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