Relationship between web links and trade

ABSTRACT

We report on observations on Web characterization studies that suggest that the amount of Web links among sites under different country-code top-level domains is related to the amount of trade between the corresponding countries.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.4 SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
      Subjects: Economics

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
      H.4.m Miscellaneous

General Terms:
Measurement

Keywords:
national web domains, world trade graph