An equilibrium-correction model for dynamic network data

We propose a two-stage MRQAP to analyze dynamic network data within the framework of an equilibrium-correction (EC) model. Extensive simulation results indicate practical relevance of our method and its improvement over standard OLS. In addition, empirical illustration shows that the EC-model yields interpretable parameters, in contrast to an unrestricted dynamic model.

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