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Bilateral Trade Flows in Europe, 1857-1875 A new dataset

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  • Markus Lampe

    (University of Münster)

Abstract

"This study constructs a large, internationally comparative set of foreign trade data for the period 1857 to 1875. The dataset is constructed using information at the commodity group- level and contains import and export values for the UK, France, the Zollverein, the Nether- lands, Belgium, Austria-Hungary and the United States, itemised by trade partner. The study tackles three basic problems related to the heterogeneity in national statistics of the period: different definitions of aggregates, inadequate ‘official’ pricing, and the ‘proximity bias’, i.e. the misleading practice of crediting imports to bordering countries from where they physically entered, but where they did not originate. After passing successfully a consistency test, the re- sulting dataset contains harmonised and country of origin-corrected bilateral trade values for 7 central importers, 10 points in time and 21 commodity groups, along with ad valorem tariff rates for all commodity groups and countries. They offer new detailed insights into the com- position and evolution of trade and tariffs in the third quarter of the 19th century."

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  • Markus Lampe, 2008. "Bilateral Trade Flows in Europe, 1857-1875 A new dataset," Working Papers 8002, Economic History Society.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehs:wpaper:8002
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    1. Tena-Junguito, Antonio & Lampe, Markus & Fernandes, Felipe Tâmega, 2012. "How Much Trade Liberalization Was There in the World Before and After Cobden-Chevalier?," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 72(3), pages 708-740, August.
    2. Stéphane BECUWE & Bertrand BLANCHETON & Léo CHARLES, 2013. "First globalization: Why did France miss the boat?," Cahiers du GREThA (2007-2019) 2013-17, Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA).
    3. Claudio Candia Campano & Medardo Aguirre González & Lilliam Antón López & Javier Beltrán Valdebenito, 2018. "A gravity model of trade for Nicaraguan agricultural exports," Revista Cuadernos de Economia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID, vol. 37(74), pages 391-428, July.
    4. Timini, Jacopo, 2023. "Revisiting the ‘Cobden-Chevalier network’ trade and welfare effects," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
    5. Claudio Candia Campano & Medardo Aguirre González & Lilliam Antón López & Javier Beltrán Valdebenito, 2018. "A gravity model of trade for Nicaraguan agricultural exports," Revista Cuadernos de Economia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID, vol. 37(74), pages 391-428, July.
    6. repec:spo:wpmain:info:hdl:2441/7e7tono90887gqalbpa1q6va5b is not listed on IDEAS
    7. Béatrice Dedinger, 2015. "Trade Statistics of the Zollverein, 1834-1871," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03466968, HAL.
    8. Lampe, Markus, 2009. "Effects of Bilateralism and the MFN Clause on International Trade: Evidence for the Cobden-Chevalier Network, 1860-1875," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 69(4), pages 1012-1040, December.
    9. Čipkutė Eivilė, 2016. "The Gravity Model for Assessing Trade Patterns: The Case of Baltic States," Ekonomika (Economics), Sciendo, vol. 95(3), pages 81-97, December.
    10. repec:hal:spmain:info:hdl:2441/7e7tono90887gqalbpa1q6va5b is not listed on IDEAS
    11. Béatrice Dedinger, 2015. "Trade Statistics of the Zollverein, 1834-1871," Post-Print hal-03466968, HAL.
    12. Stéphane BECUWE & Bertrand BLANCHETON & Léo CHARLES, 2012. "The decline of French trade power during the first globalization (1850-1913)," Cahiers du GREThA (2007-2019) 2012-22, Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA).

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    Keywords

    foreign trade statistics; bilateral trade flows; proximity bias; tariffs;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • N73 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • C82 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data; Data Access

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