Summary information

Study title

Interwar Trade Dataset, 1900-1939

Creator

Kitson, M., University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Economics
Solomou, S., University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Economics

Study number / PID

2700 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-2700-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


The purpose of this study is to provide reliable and consistent data on trade flow variables and trade policy measures in the interwar period.
Main Topics:

The main variables are:

Bilateralism data, commodity trade data, exchange rates (annual), exchange rates (weekly) and tariff indicators.

Methodology

Data collection period

Not available

Country

Multi-nation

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Cross-national
National
Economic indicators
International trade data

Universe

Trade flows by country and commodity class, exchange rates and tariff indicators

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Compilation or synthesis of existing material

Funding information

Grant number

R000231387

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1990

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Related publications

  • Solomou, S. and Kitson, M. (1989) Trade policy and trade performance in interwar Britain, [Working paper].: Bulletin of Economic Research.
  • Weale, M., Solomou, S. and Kitson, M. (1991) 'Effective protection and economic recovery in the UK in the 1930s', Economic History Review
  • Kitson, M. and Solomou, S. (1990) Trade policy and the development of bilateralism in the interwar period : : the experience of the UK and Germany, [Working paper].Cambridge: DAE.