Outline of the week

The second week of the Strasbourg session takes up the groundwork laid by the first week and introduces a focus on knowledge flows. Within a system of innovation, access to and dissemination of knowledge can be a key to overall performance. In recent years this has been modelled building on approaches and techniques social network analysis. This week includes general lectures on network analysis, as well as more focussed lectures applying ideas of network analysis and knowledge flows in specific situations.

Coordinators:

* Robin COWAN, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, NL and BETA, Strasbourg, France
* Paola GIURI, University of Bologna, Italy

Teaching staff

Uwe CANTNER, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany, Davide CASTELLANI, University of Perugia, I, Robin COWAN, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, NL and BETA, Université de Strasbourg, France, Nicolas JONARD, Université de Luxembourg, Müge ÖZMAN-GOSSART, Telecom & Management SudParis, France, Julien PENIN, BETA, Université de Strasbourg, France

Monday, March 22nd

• 9.00 –9.30: Welcome by the coordinators of the week
• 9.30- 11.00: Background on knowledge in economics - Robin COWAN
• 11.15 – 12.45: PhD Presentation n°1: Alice DUHAUT; junior discussant: Jan STOCKHORST; senior discussant: Robin COWAN
• 14.00 -16.00: The growing literature on networks in economics and management - Müge ÖZMAN
• 16.15 - 17.45: PhD Presentation n°2: Kenney Vesteraa CHRISTIANSEN; junior discussant: Victor Wilfredo BOHORQUEZ LOPEZ; senior discussant: Müge ÖZMAN

Tuesday, March 23rd

• 9.00 – 11.00: Modelling network formation through strategic alliance formation - Nicolas JONARD
• 11.15 - 12.45: PhD Presentation n°3: Christian KLUCK;
  junior discussant: Andrea COCCHI; senior discussant: Nicolas JONARD
• 14.00 – 16.00: Inter-firm Relations and Network Formation: Simulations and Empirical Studies - Müge ÖZMAN
• 16.15 - 17.45: Debate on Network Modelling - Robin COWAN, Müge ÖZMAN

Wednesday, March 24th

• 9.00 – 11.00: Open Source Innovation: Overview and Empirical Evidence - Julien PENIN
• 11.15 -12.45: PhD Presentation n°4: Antje SCHIMKE ; junior discussant: Lisa MELANDER; senior discussant: Julien PENIN
• 14.00 – 16.00: Strategic Use of Patents - Julien PENIN

Thursday, March 25th

• 9.00 – 11.00: Entrepreneurship in high tech industries: psychological and economic actors, spin-offs and other start-ups, team versus solo entrepreneurs, social capital and networking - Uwe CANTNER
• 11.15 - 12.45: PhD Presentation n°5: Andrea COCCHI; junior discussant: Abodiun EGBETOKUN; senior discussant: Uwe CANTNER
• 14.00 – 16.00: Multinational firms and externalities – Part I - Davide CASTELLANI
• 16.15 - 17.45: PhD Presentation n°6: Sara GORGONI; junior discussant: Isabel ALMUDI HIGUERAS; senior discussant: Davide CASTELLANI

Friday, March 26th

• 9.00 – 11.00: Multinational firms and externalities – Part II - Davide CASTELLANI
• 11.15 - 13.13: Week 2 Roundup - Robin COWAN