density: Density

In economiccomplexity: Computational Methods for Economic Complexity

Density

Description

density() computes the density matrix that accounts for the weighted proportions of the products connected to each good that the countries are exporting.

Usage

density(balassa_index, proximity_product)

Arguments

balassa_index	(Type: matrix) the output from balassa_index()) or an equivalent arrangement.
proximity_product	(Type: matrix) the output from proximity()) or an equivalent arrangement.

Details

The current implementation follows \insertCiteatlas2014economiccomplexity to measure the oppotunities implied by a country's position.

Value

A matrix.

References

For more information on this index see:

\insertRef

atlas2014economiccomplexity

and the references therein.

Examples

d <- density(
  economiccomplexity_output$balassa_index,
  economiccomplexity_output$proximity$proximity_product
)

# partial view of the density matrix
n <- seq_len(5)
d[n, n]

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