The authors analyse patterns of international trade and financial integration using complex network analysis. The … the IFN, while both types of network display a core-periphery structure. This hierarchical organization is more pronounced …

In this paper we compare the patterns of trade and financial integration by exploiting network analysis. Our results … show that, by combining binary and weighted network analysis, it is possible to deliver more precise and thorough insights … central ones and use them as hubs to access the rest of the network. -- International Trade ; International Financial Flows …