Development of European Union and China Bilateral Trade After The 2008 Financial Crisis: A Cluster Analysis

China and European Union are two economic zones realizing a significant part of the world trade. These two economic zones have been subject to shrinkage after the 2008 crisis. The objective of this article is to reveal the status of foreign trade of both economic zones after the 2008 crisis by mea...

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Main Authors: Serkan Tastan, Halil Ozekicioglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
Online Access:http://mail.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/756
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description China and European Union are two economic zones realizing a significant part of the world trade. These two economic zones have been subject to shrinkage after the 2008 crisis. The objective of this article is to reveal the status of foreign trade of both economic zones after the 2008 crisis by means of cluster analysis. In light of both export and import data, the countries are collected in three clusters and the only difference observed in cluster structures is that England is placed in the third cluster with Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain and Italy in terms of export. Keywords: Trade Flows; Bilateral Trade; Cluster Analysis JEL Classifications: C38; F14; F15
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spelling doaj.art-eee2100cacb14a2cb1f5dbce7dca06f12023-02-15T16:17:21ZengEconJournalsInternational Journal of Economics and Financial Issues2146-41382014-03-0142Development of European Union and China Bilateral Trade After The 2008 Financial Crisis: A Cluster AnalysisSerkan Tastan0Halil Ozekicioglu1Cumhuriyet UniversityCumhuriyet University China and European Union are two economic zones realizing a significant part of the world trade. These two economic zones have been subject to shrinkage after the 2008 crisis. The objective of this article is to reveal the status of foreign trade of both economic zones after the 2008 crisis by means of cluster analysis. In light of both export and import data, the countries are collected in three clusters and the only difference observed in cluster structures is that England is placed in the third cluster with Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain and Italy in terms of export. Keywords: Trade Flows; Bilateral Trade; Cluster Analysis JEL Classifications: C38; F14; F15 http://mail.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/756
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Development of European Union and China Bilateral Trade After The 2008 Financial Crisis: A Cluster Analysis
International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
title Development of European Union and China Bilateral Trade After The 2008 Financial Crisis: A Cluster Analysis
title_full Development of European Union and China Bilateral Trade After The 2008 Financial Crisis: A Cluster Analysis
title_fullStr Development of European Union and China Bilateral Trade After The 2008 Financial Crisis: A Cluster Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Development of European Union and China Bilateral Trade After The 2008 Financial Crisis: A Cluster Analysis
title_short Development of European Union and China Bilateral Trade After The 2008 Financial Crisis: A Cluster Analysis
title_sort development of european union and china bilateral trade after the 2008 financial crisis a cluster analysis
url http://mail.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/756
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