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Varieties of regional integration, international trade networks and risk

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This paper explores the relationship between regional integration models and trade network structures. The paper further investigates the implications of these trade relationship configurations on risk. The exploratory study models the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as networks: countries in each region are nodes connected by lines representing commodity trade flows. The study compares the evolution of the two regional networks over a 25‐year period (1990–2014). The results confirm that different regional integration models lead to differently structured economic relationships. The findings show that loosely coupled networks are vulnerable to the failure of a few connected nodes (concentrated vulnerability), but that tightly coupled regional networks are vulnerable to the failure of any of its nodes (random vulnerability). These unique differences in vulnerability have critical implications for managing economic risk.

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  • Sandra Seno‐Alday, 2019. "Varieties of regional integration, international trade networks and risk," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 42(9), pages 2790-2815, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:worlde:v:42:y:2019:i:9:p:2790-2815
    DOI: 10.1111/twec.12831
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