Thinking outside the container: A machine learning approach to forecasting trade flows
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Keywords
Trade; Forecasting; Machine Learning; Container Shipping;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F17 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Forecasting and Simulation
- C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BIG-2021-03-15 (Big Data)
- NEP-CMP-2021-03-15 (Computational Economics)
- NEP-FOR-2021-03-15 (Forecasting)
- NEP-INT-2021-03-15 (International Trade)
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