Databases and classifications of international trade. Methodological differences.
Methods of verifying the reliability of trade data. The problem of asymmetry in trade and "mirror" statistics.
Rules of good presentation. Basics of data analysis and visualization
Indicators of geographical and commodity structure of foreign trade. Indicator of changes in the structure of trade. Analysis of trade of a selected country. Using Constant Market Share method.
Indicators for measuring the revealed comparative advantage (RCA). Practical application
Indicators of geographical trade concentration (Herfindahl-Hirschmann Index, bilateral, intra- and extra-regional trade intensity indicators, diversification index, similarity index). Practical application
Trade analysis indicators within regional groupings (trade orientation index, trade complementarity index). Analysis of the trade structure of a selected country within a regional grouping
Methods of measuring intra-industrytrade. Practical application
Value-added trade versus trade in value-added. Measurement methods. Application in practice
The product space technique and its practical application for international trade analysis
Methods for measuring international trade in services. Use of databases from UNCTAD, WTO, OECD. Practical examples
Application of agravity model for international trade research
Presentation of the results of group work - practical application of methods of analysing the structure of international trade
Presentation of the results of group work - practical application of methods of analysing the structure of international trade
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