This research builds upon our previous research by extending a risk-indexing model to an adaptive indexing model, taking into account several additional factors. The new adaptive risk model includes the analysis of varying levels of contributions among firms, different consequences of the...

Since the 1970s, exports and imports of manufactured goods have been the engine of international trade and much of that trade relies on container shipping. This paper introduces a new monthly index of the volume of container trade to and from North America. Incorporating this index into a...

Since the 1970s, exports and imports of manufactured goods have been the engine of international trade and much of that trade relies on container shipping. This paper introduces a new monthly index of the volume of container trade to and from North America. Incorporating this index into a...