Project Overview: The Trade Dynamics and Growth Opportunities shows interactive maps that show data visualizations of the world in: Trade Composition, Trade Map, Trade Over Time, Global Share, Product Space, and Growth Opportunity. It uses global trade data to help you explore the economic structure and trade patterns of countries around the world.
Trade Composit: Displays the breakdown of exports and imports by location and product in a given year
Trade Map: A world map depicting the value of trade flows, by location or product in a given year
Trade Over Time: Displays the breakdown of exports and imports by locations or product, over a specific period of time.
Global Share: Displays a location’s share of the global market across 10 product sectors.
The Team
Led by Ricardo Hausmann
Web Development & Data Visualization
Brendan Leonard, Ellie Jackson, Nil Tuzcu, Robert Christie, Tammy Zhang
Product Team
Annie White, Chuck McKenney
Research Team
Muhammed Yildirim, Sebastian Bustos, Shreyas Gadgin, Tim Cheston
Atlas Alumni
Mali Akmanalp, Michele Coscia, Steven Geofrey, Quinn Lee, Ben Leichter, Huy Nguyen, Katherina Nguyen Greg Shapiro, Kyle Soeltz, Romain Vuillemot, Gus Wezerek
Where/When
Located at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Growth Lab works in the pursuit of inclusive prosperity and a quality of life for everyone that we know is achievable. It places increased economic diversity and complexity at the center of the growth story and uncovers how places move into industries that offer increased productivity. It was first released on October 27, 2011 and is ongoing.