Absell-Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database for Korea, 1948-2020

A historical trade database for Korea developed by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The dataset covers international trade flows for Korea from 1948 to 2020. It was last updated on the DataSalon platform in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Model long-term economic growth based on historical trade data.
• Analyze Korea's integration into the global economy over the 1948-2020 period.
• Study the impact of trade policy changes on Korea's export and import trends.
• Benchmark historical trade models using a country-specific longitudinal series.

Strengths

• Covers a significant 72-year time span from 1948 to 2020.
• Developed by a named academic team from multiple international institutions.
• Last metadata update was recorded on May 5, 2024.

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; specific compilation method not detailed.

Time Range

1948-2020

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:39:28; freshness should be verified

Geography

Korea