A stochastic generative model of the World Trade Network.
Sci Rep
; 9(1): 18539, 2019 12 06.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31811254
The World Trade Network (WTN) is a network of exchange flows among countries whose topological and statistical properties are a valuable source of information. Degree and strength (weighted degree) are key magnitudes to understand its structure and generative mechanisms. In this work, we describe a stochastic model that yields synthetic networks that closely mimic the properties of annual empirical data. The model combines two popular mechanisms of network generation: preferential attachment and multiplicative process. Agreement between empirical and synthetic networks is checked using the available series from 1962 to 2017.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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En
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Sci Rep
Year:
2019
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Article
Affiliation country:
Spain
Country of publication:
United kingdom