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Monitoring International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Monitoring International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Annual Analysis of Exports, Imports, Trade Balance, and Top Trade Partners at the Country Level and at the Multilateral Trade Alliances Level through the Global Political Power Rank vs Global Market Size Rank
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Monitoring International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-international-trade
Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Researcher in International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade: International Security, Political, and Economic Risks
Monitoring International Trade for the Year 2024 by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Rozen-Bakher, Z, Monitoring International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher For the Year 2024, Monitoring International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-international-trade/2024
Section 1. Why Do We Need Global Political Power Rank versus Global Market Size Rank to Monitor International Trade?
Section 1.1 International Trade: Mercantilism versus Comparative Competitive Advantages
Section 1.2 Top Export/Import Partner of a Country versus Global Top Export/Import Partner of Many Countries
Section 1.3 Research Model of ‘Monitoring International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher’
Section 1.3.1 Global Political Power Rank versus Global Market Size Rank
Section 1.3.2 Geopolitical Factor: Region, Religion, Sovereignty Status, Limited International Recognition, New International Economic Order, Decolonialism, Multilateral Alliances, Foreign Military Presence, Sanctions, Involvement in Wars
Section 1.3.3 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Section 1.3.4 Government Policy: Trade Policy and Labour Market Policy
Section 2. Methodology
Section 2.1 Home Country Characteristics as Independent Variables
Section 2.2 International Trade as Dependent Variables
Section 2.3 Geopolitical Factors as Moderating Variables: Region, Religion, Sovereignty Status, Limited International Recognition, New International Economic Order, Decolonialism, Multilateral Alliances, Foreign Military Presence, Sanctions, Involvement in Wars
Section 2.4 Global Survival Rank (GSR) as Moderating Variable for two Geopolitical factors: Sanctions and Involvement in Wars
Section 2.5 Government Policy: Trade Policy and Labour Market Policy
Section 2.5.1 Trade Policy as a Moderating Variable
Section 2.5.2 Labour Market Policy as an Antecedent Variable for Strategic Assets
Section 3. Results
Section 3.1 Highlights
Section 3.2 Analysis of Global Top Partners of Exports and Imports in 2024 - Global Political Power Rank versus Global Market Size Rank: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.3 Analysis of Top Partners of the Home Country versus Global Top Partners in 2024: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.3.1 Analysis of Top Import Partners of the Home Country versus Global Top Import Partners
Section 3.3.2 Analysis of Top Export Partners of the Home Country versus Global Top Export Partners: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.3.3 In which Countries the Country is the Top 1/Top 2/Top 3 Import Partner, sorted by Global Top 1/Top 2/Top 3 Import Partner, Higher to Lower: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.3.4 In which Countries the Country is the Top 1/Top 2/Top 3 Export Partner, sorted by Global Top 1/Top 2/Top 3 Export Partner, Higher to Lower: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.4. Analysis of International Trade Balance, Total Exports and Total Imports in 2024: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.4.1 Comparison of International Trade Balance in 2024: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.4.2 Comparison of Total Imports in 2024: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.4.3 Comparison of Total Exports in 2024: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.5 The Impact of the Geopolitical Position Factors on International Trade
Section 3.5.1 The Impact of Region on International Trade: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.5.2 The Impact of Religion on International Trade: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.5.3 The Impact of Sovereignty Status on International Trade: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.5.4 The Impact of Limited International Recognition on International Trade: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.5.5 The Impact of the Attitude towards the New International Economic Order on International Trade: Countries with UN Vote Right
Section 3.5.6 The Impact of Decolonialism on International Trade: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.5.7 The Impact of Multilateral Trade Alliances (Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)) and Multilateral Military Alliances on International Trade: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.5.8 The Impact of Foreign Military Presence on International Trade: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.5.9 The Impact of Sanctions on International Trade: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.5.10. The Impact of Involvement in Wars, Occupations, and Military Conflicts on International Trade: All UN Members and Non-UN Members
Section 3.6. Global Survival Rank (GSR) as a Moderator for Two Geopolitical Factors: Sanctions and Involvement in Wars
Section 3.6.1 The Impact of Sanctions on International Trade: Global Survival Rank (GSR) as a Moderator
Section 3.6.2 The Impact of Involvement in Wars, Occupations, and Military Conflicts on International Trade: Global Survival Rank (GSR) as a Moderator
Section 3.7. The Impact of Market Size versus Comparative Competitive Advantages on International Trade
Section 3.7.1 The Impact of Market Size on International Trade: Population Size and the Level of GDP per Capita
Section 3.7.2 The Impact of Comparative Competitive Advantages on International Trade: Labour Costs, Strategic Assets, and Natural Resources
Section 3.8. The Impact of the Government Policy on International Trade: Trade Policy and Labour Market Policy
Section 4. Analysis of the Results: Comparison between China, USA and Germany - Why China and Germany have the Best Positive Trade Balance, while the USA has the Worst Negative Trade Balance?
Section 5. Policy Recommendations
Section 6. Methodological Notes
Section 7. List of Citations by the Number of Citation
Section 8. Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: All UN Members and Non-UN Members, sorted by Alphabetical Order
Section 9. Relevant Items From the Research Projects of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Section 10. Recommended Reading from the Scientific Literature

