Bridge builder

Cross-field bridges

Ideas with thin direct contact but strong evidence that separate literatures should connect.

Cross-field boundary

fdi -> fertility

fdi -> fertility has 57 mediators and 57 supporting motifs, while direct contact remains at 0 prior co-occurrences. In the current graph it looks like a cross-field boundary.

International economics Labor and demographic economics
Cross-field boundary

mergers -> fertility

mergers -> fertility has 57 mediators and 57 supporting motifs, while direct contact remains at 0 prior co-occurrences. In the current graph it looks like a cross-field boundary.

Financial economics Labor and demographic economics

Ranked opportunities

Opportunity Type Priority Target Mediators
fdi -> fertility
F23 -> J13
Cross-field boundary 0.615 Labor and demographic economics 57 Open in app
mergers -> fertility
G34 -> J13
Cross-field boundary 0.614 Labor and demographic economics 57 Open in app
age -> terms of trade
J14 -> F14
Cross-field boundary 0.611 International economics 61 Open in app
public debt -> personalized medicine
H63 -> I11
Cross-field boundary 0.611 Health, education, and welfare 58 Open in app
patents -> unemployment
O34 -> J64
Cross-field boundary 0.610 Labor and demographic economics 52 Open in app
limited liability -> human capital
K13 -> J24
Cross-field boundary 0.610 Labor and demographic economics 64 Open in app
central bank independence -> immigration
E58 -> F22
Cross-field boundary 0.610 International economics 52 Open in app
emu -> life expectancy
F36 -> J17
Cross-field boundary 0.608 Labor and demographic economics 50 Open in app
ethnic diversity -> public debt
J15 -> H63
Cross-field boundary 0.608 Public economics 56 Open in app
clustering -> economic stability
C38 -> E63
Cross-field boundary 0.607 Macroeconomics and monetary economics 30 Open in app
fertility -> fdi
J13 -> F23
Cross-field boundary 0.606 International economics 62 Open in app
vertical integration -> fertility
L22 -> J13
Cross-field boundary 0.606 Labor and demographic economics 42 Open in app
patents -> monetary policy
O34 -> E52
Cross-field boundary 0.606 Macroeconomics and monetary economics 39 Open in app
limited liability -> unemployment
K13 -> J64
Cross-field boundary 0.606 Labor and demographic economics 54 Open in app
ethnic diversity -> expected returns
J15 -> G17
Cross-field boundary 0.605 Financial economics 54 Open in app
trade liberalization -> less-confident households
F13 -> G59
Cross-field boundary 0.605 Financial economics 44 Open in app
financial literacy -> unemployment
G53 -> J64
Cross-field boundary 0.604 Labor and demographic economics 36 Open in app
limited liability -> monetary policy
K13 -> E52
Cross-field boundary 0.604 Macroeconomics and monetary economics 38 Open in app