Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Blöchl, Florian; Brück, Tilman; … - In: International Review of Economics & Finance 20 (2011) 2, pp. 135-145
This paper estimates for 28 product groups a characteristic parameter that reflects the topological structure of its trading network. Using these estimates, it describes how the structure of international trade has evolved during the 1980-2000 period. Thereafter, it demonstrates the importance...