Assessing Systemic Trade Interconnectedness : An Empirical Approach /

The paper focuses on systemically important jurisdictions in the global trade network, complementing recent IMF work on systemically important financial sectors. Using the IMF's Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) database and network analysis, the paper develops a framework for ranking jurisd...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Massara, Alexander
Other Authors: Errico, Luca
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/214
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