The evolution of the world trade web: a weighted-network analysis

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作者：
Giorgio Fagiolo
Javier Reyes
Stefano Schiavo
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[1] Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies,Department of Economics, Sam M. Walton College of Business
[2] University of Arkansas,Department of Economics
[3] University of Trento,undefined
[4] OFCE,undefined
来源：
Journal of Evolutionary Economics | 2010年 / 20卷
关键词：
Networks; World trade web; International trade ; Weighted network analysis; Integration; Globalization; F10; D85;
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This paper employs a weighted network approach to study the empirical properties of the web of trade relationships among world countries, and its evolution over time. We show that most countries are characterized by weak trade links; yet, there exists a group of countries featuring a large number of strong relationships, thus hinting to a core-periphery structure. Also, better-connected countries tend to trade with poorly-connected ones, but are also involved in highly-interconnected trade clusters. Furthermore, rich countries display more intense trade links and are more clustered. Finally, all network properties are remarkably stable across the years and do not depend on the weighting procedure.
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页码：479 / 514
页数：35
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