Co-evolution of State and Market: Renaissance Florence

帕吉特这项研究汇集了物理学家和社会学家来研究社会网络。这项研究将着眼于意大利佛罗伦萨200多年来的数据，以模拟和分析为什么它是一个如此成功的商业和政府创新中心。研究的重点将放在建模上，使用的工具包括随机图、动态网络建模和基于智能体的建模。研究人员包括这些建模领域以及社会科学方面的专业知识。

0433006Padgett This research brings together physical and social scientists to study social networks. The research will look at data from Florence, Italy, over a 200 year period, to model and analyze why it was such a successful center for innovation in commerce and government. The emphasis of the research will be on modeling, and the tools to be used include random graphs, dynamic network modeling, and agent based modeling. The research personnel include expertise in these areas of modeling, as well as in the social sciences.