Indices of the Intensity of Trade Between Two Countries

Abstract

An Italian economist details the methodology of obtaining various indices of trade between sets of countries, taking into account population, national income, and the general extent of international trade. In addition to finding the results intrinsically interesting, political researchers might also consider using the methods for other purposes. They might be adapted for the measure ment of some of the indices of international relations suggested by Karl Deutsch, et al., for example.