Triangulation Applied to the Intra-European Union Tomato Market

An understanding of the intracommunity trade is essential for the agents involved in the fresh tomato market (farmers, entrepreneurs, public administrations, and consumers). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the interdependent relationships between exporting and importing countries within the...

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Main Authors: Jaime De Pablo Valenciano, José Antonio Torres Arriaza, Juan Uribe-Toril, José Luis Ruiz-Real
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Complexity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6535927
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author Jaime De Pablo Valenciano
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description An understanding of the intracommunity trade is essential for the agents involved in the fresh tomato market (farmers, entrepreneurs, public administrations, and consumers). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the interdependent relationships between exporting and importing countries within the European Union for a specific product such as fresh tomatoes and thus understand which have been the key countries in three specific years (2002–2007–2017). The methodology used to study the interrelationships of trade flows in the countries of the European Union (EU) is that of triangulation by means of the Leontief input-output model. Artificial intelligence techniques are used to process and triangulate the data based on pathfinding techniques using a cost function. The triangulation results have created a hierarchy of countries (suppliers and customers). This type of methodology has not been applied to the field of foreign trade. The results show that Netherlands and Spain are key countries in intracommunity trade as they have a strong impact both with regard to their exports and their imports and are fundamental when analyzing the growth of specific sectors and how they are able to stimulate the economies of other countries.
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spelling doaj-art-a416d2c21fa6410ba44dd7c3fca0652e2025-02-03T06:06:38ZengWileyComplexity1076-27871099-05262020-01-01202010.1155/2020/65359276535927Triangulation Applied to the Intra-European Union Tomato MarketJaime De Pablo Valenciano0José Antonio Torres Arriaza1Juan Uribe-Toril2José Luis Ruiz-Real3Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Almeria, Ctra. De Sacramento, s/n, Almería 04120, SpainFaculty of Computer Science, University of Almeria, Ctra. De Sacramento, s/n, Almería 04120, SpainFaculty of Economics and Business, University of Almeria, Ctra. De Sacramento, s/n, Almería 04120, SpainFaculty of Economics and Business, University of Almeria, Ctra. De Sacramento, s/n, Almería 04120, SpainAn understanding of the intracommunity trade is essential for the agents involved in the fresh tomato market (farmers, entrepreneurs, public administrations, and consumers). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the interdependent relationships between exporting and importing countries within the European Union for a specific product such as fresh tomatoes and thus understand which have been the key countries in three specific years (2002–2007–2017). The methodology used to study the interrelationships of trade flows in the countries of the European Union (EU) is that of triangulation by means of the Leontief input-output model. Artificial intelligence techniques are used to process and triangulate the data based on pathfinding techniques using a cost function. The triangulation results have created a hierarchy of countries (suppliers and customers). This type of methodology has not been applied to the field of foreign trade. The results show that Netherlands and Spain are key countries in intracommunity trade as they have a strong impact both with regard to their exports and their imports and are fundamental when analyzing the growth of specific sectors and how they are able to stimulate the economies of other countries.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6535927
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