Both about R&D/innovation networks. Network centrality → innovation output. Strategic interactions (Paper 2 adds Stackelberg/Nash equilibrium). Spillovers through connections. Solid match but Paper 1 more specific.
Firms collaborate forming innovation network. Central firms access diverse knowledge from multiple partners enhancing innovation output. Peripheral firms limited by fewer connections. Network structure (centrality) determines innovation capacity. Successful innovators attract more partners (preferential attachment) reinforcing centrality advantage.
view paper→R&D spillovers from one entity enhance innovation in neighboring entities. Strategic interactions follow Stackelberg dynamics where leaders and followers reach Nash equilibrium. Highly-qualified employment amplifies spillover effects, creating synergies between different types of R&D investment and regional innovation output.
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