Enhancing countries’ fitness with recommender systems on the international trade network

Liao, Hao; Huang, Xiao-Min; Wu, Xing-Tong; Liu, Ming-Kai; Vidmer, Alexandre; Zhou, Ming-Yang; Zhang, Yi-Cheng

doi:10.1155/2018/5806827

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Enhancing countries’ fitness with recommender systems on the international trade network

Liao, Hao National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data System Computing Technology, College of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Shenzhen University, China
Huang, Xiao-Min National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data System Computing Technology, College of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Shenzhen University, China
Wu, Xing-Tong National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data System Computing Technology, College of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Shenzhen University, China
Liu, Ming-Kai National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data System Computing Technology, College of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Shenzhen University, China
Vidmer, Alexandre National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data System Computing Technology, College of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Shenzhen University, China
Zhou, Ming-Yang National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data System Computing Technology, College of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Shenzhen University, China
Zhang, Yi-Cheng National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data System Computing Technology, College of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Shenzhen University, China - Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

2018

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Complexity. - 2018, vol. 2018, p. 5806827

English Prediction is one of the major challenges in complex systems. The prediction methods have shown to be effective predictors of the evolution of networks. These methods can help policy makers to solve practical problems successfully and make better strategy for the future. In this work, we focus on exporting countries’ data of the International Trade Network. A recommendation system is then used to identify the products that correspond to the production capacity of each individual country but are somehow overlooked by the country. Then, we simulate the evolution of the country’s fitness if it would have followed the recommendations. The result of this work is the combination of these two methods to provide insights to countries on how to enhance the diversification of their exported products in a scientific way and improve national competitiveness significantly, especially for developing countries.

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Faculté des sciences et de médecine

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Département de Physique

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