make_trade_network

This function takes (import) trade data and cleans it and transforms it into a network.
This function can be applied to trade data downloaded from UN Comtrade (download csv and read into R as a dataframe), or any other trade data. You just make sure it has the following column names:
reporter_iso, partner_iso and edge_weight. Some dataformats may have different names. Also - it is important to note that this function is for import data.

Functions to clean and process international trade data into an international trade network (ITN) are provided. It then provides a set a functions to undertake analysis and plots of the ITN (extract the backbone, centrality, blockmodels, clustering). Examining the key players in the ITN and regional trade patterns.

Matthew Smith

ITNr

Analysis of the International Trade Network

make_trade_network function

<dl><dt>DF</dt>
<dd>Dataframe of trade data downloaded (potentially using the comtradr package)</dd>
<dt>threshold</dt>
<dd>Apply a threshold - TRUE, Extract the backbone - FALSE</dd>
<dt>cutoff</dt>
<dd>Threshold - cutoff level, Backbone - significance level</dd></dl>

Arguments

make_trade_network — make_trade_network

<dl>

<dt>DF</dt>
<dd>Dataframe of trade data downloaded (potentially using the comtradr package)</dd>


<dt>threshold</dt>
<dd>Apply a threshold - TRUE, Extract the backbone - FALSE</dd>


<dt>cutoff</dt>
<dd>Threshold - cutoff level, Backbone - significance level</dd>

</dl>

make_trade_network: make_trade_network

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