Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database for Oceania, 1800-2016

A historical database developed by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito outlines changes in world trade from 1800 to 2016. This dataset focuses specifically on the Oceania region. The data was harvested from the e-cienciaDatos Dataverse and last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term trade growth and volatility for Oceania based on the 216-year time series.
• Analyzing the economic integration of Oceania into global markets based on historical trade data.
• Comparing regional trade trajectories within the Oceania region over two centuries.
• Training time-series forecasting models on historical trade patterns for Oceania.

Strengths

• Covers a 216-year time range from 1800 to 2016, enabling long-term trend analysis.
• Focuses on a specific geographic region (Oceania) within a global historical project.
• Developed by established academic researchers from recognized universities.

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Giovanni Federico (Università di Pisa) and Antonio Tena Junguito (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid).

Collection Method

Project developed to outline changes in world trade; specific methodology not detailed.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 04:56:28; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oceania