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Density and Distance

densdist.Rd

Compute the density and distance (Hausmann and Klinger 2006) based on the RCA and proximity values.

Usage

densdist(RCAmat, PROXmat, measure = c("density", "distance"))

Arguments

RCAmat

An economy-by-product matrix with the RCA values.

PROXmat

A product-by-product matrix with the proximity values.

measure

A character string specifying the measure to compute:

  1. "density": the new product’s proximity to the economy's current export basket.

  2. "distance": the economy's ability to enter a specific product.

Value

A economy-by-product matrix with the measured values.

References

Hausmann R, Klinger B (2006). “Structural Transformation and Patterns of Comparative Advantage in the Product Space.” Technical Report CID Working Paper No. 128, Harvard University. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:42482330.