Japan'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 provides a record of Japan's international trade flows. The dataset covers the period from 1948 to 2020 and was developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. It was last updated in the DataSalon catalog on May 5, III of Madrid. It was last updated in the DataSalon catalog on May 5, 2024.
Use Cases
Modeling Japan's long-term trade balance based on the historical time series.
Analyzing the evolution of Japan's export and import composition over the 72-year period.
Studying the impact of global economic events on Japanese trade flows based on the historical coverage.
Strengths
Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
Developed by a named academic collaboration involving multiple universities.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred 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 04:19:48; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Japan
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