One perspective to view the economic development of cities is through the presence of multinational firms; how subsidiaries of various organizations are set up throughout the globe and how cities are connected to each other through these networks of multinational firms. Analysis of these networks can reveal interesting economical and spatial trends, as well as help us understand the importance of cities in national and regional economic development. This paper aims to study networks of cities formed due to the linkages of multinational firms over a decade (from 2010 to 2019). More specifically we are interested in analyzing the growth and stability of various cities in terms of the connections they form with other cities over time. Our results can be summarized into two key findings: First, we ascertain the central position of several cities due to their economically stable connections; Second, we successfully identify cities that have evolved over the past decade as the presence of multinational firms has increased in these cities.

观察城市经济发展的一个视角是通过跨国公司的存在；各种组织的子公司如何在全球设立，以及城市如何通过这些跨国公司网络相互连接。对这些网络的分析可以揭示有趣的经济和空间趋势，并帮助我们了解城市在国家和区域经济发展中的重要性。本文旨在研究十年来（从 2010 年到 2019 年）由于跨国公司的联系而形成的城市网络。更具体地说，我们有兴趣根据不同城市与其他城市随时间形成的联系来分析各个城市的增长和稳定性。我们的结果可以概括为两个主要发现：首先，由于经济稳定的联系，我们确定了几个城市的中心位置；其次，我们成功地确定了在过去十年中随着跨国公司在这些城市的存在增加而发展的城市。