Trade and Investment

This trade data goes all the way back to 1800. Here's what it tells us

A container ship passes in front of the Sydney skyline as it departs from Port Botany terminal February 24, 2010. Australia and China resumed free trade talks on Wednesday, after a delay of more than a year.      REUTERS/Tim Wimborne  (AUSTRALIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS POLITICS)

A lot has changed in the last 200 years. Image: REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

Giovanni Federico
professor of Economic History, University of Pisa.
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