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Network structure of inter-industry flows

Physics and Society 2014-07-25 v1 Social and Information Networks General Finance

Abstract

We study the structure of inter-industry relationships using networks of money flows between industries in 20 national economies. We find these networks vary around a typical structure characterized by a Weibull link weight distribution, exponential industry size distribution, and a common community structure. The community structure is hierarchical, with the top level of the hierarchy comprising five industry communities: food industries, chemical industries, manufacturing industries, service industries, and extraction industries.

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@article{arxiv.1204.4122,
  title  = {Network structure of inter-industry flows},
  author = {James McNerney and Brian D. Fath and Gerald Silverberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.4122},
  year   = {2014}
}

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14 pages, 7 figures

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