<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The role of energy for the developmental process of nations is a known fact due to being crucial input for any phase of production of goods and services. That’s the reason why countries that are rich in energy resources also have strategic power in terms of the international trade of these resources. On the other hand, it becomes important to provide energy security for countries that are resource-poor. Although green energy has become preferred one, fossil fuel energy keeps its place as one of the most used energy resources. That's why in this study it is aimed to determine major providers and users of coal as a type of fossil fuel energy resources. It is vital to investigate the structure of global coal trade structure to determine the weaknesses and strength of supply and use of coal. Network approach provides a holistic view to the system analyzed and presents more realistic (high-degree) indicators to analyze it. In this study, global trade network of coal is analyzed from 2000 to 2017 via network analysis. Changing structure and evolution of global coal trade has been revealed via some topological parameters which are specific to complex networks such as density, clustering, assortativity/disassortativity, centrality and degree distribution.</p></abstract>

The role of energy for the developmental process of nations is a known fact due to being crucial input for any phase of production of goods and services. That’s the reason why countries that are rich in energy resources also have strategic power in terms of the international trade of these resources. On the other hand, it becomes important to provide energy security for countries that are resource-poor. Although green energy has become preferred one, fossil fuel energy keeps its place as one of the most used energy resources. That's why in this study it is aimed to determine major providers and users of coal as a type of fossil fuel energy resources. It is vital to investigate the structure of global coal trade structure to determine the weaknesses and strength of supply and use of coal. Network approach provides a holistic view to the system analyzed and presents more realistic (high-degree) indicators to analyze it. In this study, global trade network of coal is analyzed from 2000 to 2017 via network analysis. Changing structure and evolution of global coal trade has been revealed via some topological parameters which are specific to complex networks such as density, clustering, assortativity/disassortativity, centrality and degree distribution.

An Alternative View to the Global Coal Trade: Complex Network Approach

Studies in Business and Economics

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The role of energy for the developmental process of nations is a known fact due to being crucial input for any phase of production of goods and services....

An Alternative View to the Global Coal Trade: Complex Network Approach

Pubblicato online: 20 mag 2020

Pagine: 270 - 288

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2020-0020

Parole chiave
Energy resources, International trade, Network analysis, Coal trade

© 2020 Soyyigit Semanur et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

An Alternative View to the Global Coal Trade: Complex Network Approach

Pubblicato online: 20 mag 2020

Pagine: 270 - 288

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2020-0020

Parole chiaveEnergy resources, International trade, Network analysis, Coal trade

© 2020 Soyyigit Semanur et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Energy resources, International trade, Network analysis, Coal trade