Significance of the Nested Structure in Multiplex World Trade Networks

Figure 2

The relevant characteristics of the multiplex world trade network. (a) The distribution of the matrix size corresponding to the multiplex world trade network. The matrix size of each network is that the number of rows multiplies the number of columns. (b) The distribution of the network density (the ratio between the number of ones and matrix size). (c) The distribution of network average degree (i.e., the mean of in-degree and out-degree).

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