Network analysis of the intra-EU trade

Anita Modrzejewska; Piotr Biskup

doi:https://doi.org/10.59139/ps.2023.02.1

Anita Modrzejewska Krakow University of Economics, Doctoral school, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Kraków, Poland ORCID:https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4086-7452 , Piotr Biskup Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Telecommunications, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3742-8388 Przegląd Statystyczny. Statistical Review, vol. 70, 2023, 2, pages: 1-19 Published online: 30 November 2023 DOI https://doi.org/10.59139/ps.2023.02.1 Citation: Modrzejewska, A., & Biskup, P. (2023). Network analysis of the intra-EU trade. Przegląd Statystyczny. Statistical Review, 70(2), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.59139/ps.2023.02.1.

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ABSTRACT

The research presented in the paper used tools offered by network analysis and the graph theory. The study examined the empirical properties of the intra-EU trade network in the years 1999–2019 and confirmed that the EU trade links were of a disassortative nature. The use of network indicators has proven that the European trade network was characterised by a coreperiphery structure. The study shows that Germany was the undisputed leader of the EU trade network over the studied years, although its central position was weakening over the years.

KEYWORDS

network analysis, international trade, European integration, core-periphery structure

JEL

D85, F14, F15

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