by Absell, Christopher / e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse·Updated 8mo ago
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Description
1948-2020 historical world trade data compiled by researchers Christopher Absell, Giovanni Federico, and Antonio Tena Junguito. The project was developed by academics from the University of Gothenburg, New York University Abu Dhabi, and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The dataset was last updated on the platform in October 2025.
Use Cases
Model long-term trends in global trade based on the 72-year historical coverage.
Analyze the evolution of bilateral trade relationships based on the world-scale data.
Benchmark economic growth models against historical trade flows.
Study the impact of geopolitical events on trade networks over time.
Strengths
Covers a 72-year time range from 1948 to 2020.
Compiled by a named team of academic researchers from multiple institutions.
Last updated on the platform in October 2025.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
Provenance
Source
Project by Christopher Absell (University Gothenburg and Instituto Figuerola), Giovanni Federico (New York University Abu Dhabi), and Antonio Tena Junguito (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Instituto Figuerola).
Collection Method
Likely compiled from historical national and international trade statistics.
Time Range
1948-2020
Freshness
Last updated 2025-10-14 21:33:50; freshness should be verified.
Geography
World
License is unknown; terms of use must be verified before application.