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Fiabilidad de las estadísticas de comercio exterior referentes a América Latina y el Caribe (1908-1930) - Una aproximación al patron geográfico de las discrepancias distributivas a traves del carbón

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  • Marc Badía-Miro

    (Estudis d'Economia y Empresa, Univeresitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona)

  • Anna Carreras-Marín

    (Departament d'Historia i Institucions Economiques, Facultat de Ciencies Economiques i Empresarials, Universitat de Barcelona.)

Abstract

The statistical accuracy of Historical Foreign Trade Sources has been stated by Federico and Tena (1991) and Tena (1985, 19991 y 1992). This article follows his works in the most suspect field: geographical distribution. We have use Latin American Coal Trade Data among 1908-1930. Most international trade, considering weight, was coal trade; meanwhile it is an ideal product to isolate geographical effects. Statistical disagreements persistence makes us to think this is not a random phenomenon. We have specified an econometric model based on distance. Results show that including geography we can understand statistical disagreements. As a consequence Latin American Sources appear reasonably accurate, as well as those of its trade partners, considering each geographical pattern. The knowledge of the statistical sources error allows us to learn about their reliability margins.

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  • Marc Badía-Miro & Anna Carreras-Marín, 2008. "Fiabilidad de las estadísticas de comercio exterior referentes a América Latina y el Caribe (1908-1930) - Una aproximación al patron geográfico de las discrepancias distributivas a traves del carbón," Documentos de Trabajo (DT-AEHE) 0801, Asociación Española de Historia Económica.
    • Handle: RePEc:ahe:dtaehe:0801
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    Keywords

    Fiabilidad Estadistica; Comercio Exterior; America Latina y el Caribe; Comercio de carbon; Geografia economica;
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    JEL classification:

    • N01 - Economic History - - General - - - Development of the Discipline: Historiographical; Sources and Methods
    • N76 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade

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