Benin's Historical World Trade Data from 1948 to 2020
by Absell, Christopher / e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse·Updated 2y ago
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Description
The Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database 1948-2020: Benin is a country-specific subset of a larger historical trade project. It was developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The dataset was last updated on May 5, 2024.
Use Cases
Modeling Benin's long-term economic integration based on historical trade flows.
Analyzing the evolution of Benin's trade partnerships over the 1948-2020 period.
Studying the impact of historical events on Benin's trade volume and composition.
Strengths
Covers a long historical time range from 1948 to 2020.
Developed by a named academic team from multiple institutions.
Last update timestamp is explicitly provided (2024-05-05 04:02:27).
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
Absell, Christopher; Federico, Giovanni; Tena Junguito, Antonio
Collection Method
Project developed by academic researchers, likely compiled from historical trade records.
Time Range
1948-2020
Freshness
Last updated 2024-05-05 04:02:27; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Benin
License is unknown; terms of use must be verified before application.