Issues executing the ecomplexity codes #5
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Hi Chad, hope you are doing well.
The code you are apparently using is very old and I do not remember it very
well. From what I see you have two questions: one on the CEPII data and the
other on the code used to calculate the complexity variables.
I think it's easy if I share and explain an updated code and data. You can
download the trade data shown in the https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/ from
https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/data-downloads (data similar to that of
CEPII). We wrote a stata command to calculate all the complexity measures
using. You can install it typing the following in the Stata command line:
net install ecomplexity, from("
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cid-harvard/ecomplexity/master/") force
See the documentation (help ecomplexity once installed). The code is not
difficult to follow. You can open it and modify it for your projects. I’m
attaching a stata dofile that explains some of the calculations.
I hope this is helpful.
Cheers,
s.
…On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 7:56 AM Chad Smith ***@***.***> wrote:
Hello,
I'm a PhD student at George Mason University. I'm working on two projects
where I'm attempting to apply, for the first time, these economic
complexity methods, and I hope to do many more of these projects in the
future. I'm trying to replicate these codes on the BACI dataset to learn
how to apply the methods in Stata before I attempt to apply them to a
different dataset, but I'm having a few issues executing the codes.
First, I have a question about the read_cepii.do codes. When I "Convert to
observatory ids" and merge on i over 10 million obs. did not match and when
I merge on j over 8 million obs. did not match. When I "merge to create the
export_value and import_value files" 38 million matched and over 94 million
did not match. Is that normal? If not, what kind of number should I expect?
Second, on the atlas_variables.do file, when "Create touse variable for
loading the data into MATA" and then quietly "levelsof origin_id if
`touse'==1, local(LOCATION)" I keep getting an error saying ==1 is an
invalid name. I did a workaround and just generated a complex_country
variable, but when I "mata exp_cp = rowshape(exp_long,Ncx)," I keep getting
an r(3300) error saying my argument is out of range. I thought it might be
because my Stata/BE version of Stata didn't allow for a big enough matsize
for the matrix, so I purchased the Stata/MP version, but I still can't
execute the rowshape command. Perhaps it is something I'm doing wrong
earlier in the process, but I cannot figure it out and I'm fast approaching
some dealines.
I'd very much appreciate any help or guidance anyone can provide to help
me solve these issues. Or, if anyone knows where I might be able to get
some help executing these codes, I'd appreciate a point in the right
direction.
Thanks,
Chad Smith
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Hi Sebastian, Thanks for the reply and for pointing me in the right direction. I appreciate the explainer do-file as well. I’ll try the new data and code and see how I do. I’ll reach back if I have any further issues. Thanks, Chad |
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Hi Sebastian, Sorry, but you said you were attaching a stata dofile to explain some of the calculations, but I don't see the attachment. Can you resend it? Thanks again, Chad |
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Hi Chad, just checked, and the file was attached. Maybe it is not going
through github? Anyways, you can get it using the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1whgrcqv9kuyroe/sample_file_ecomplexity.do?dl=0
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Hi Sebastian,
Sorry, but you said you were attaching a stata dofile to explain some of
the calculations, but I don't see the attachment. Can you resend it?
Thanks again,
Chad
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Hi Sebastian, Thanks for your help! I think I know which document you are referring to so that's fine. But I'm now feeling confused as I don't know which order to execute the new set of do-files. Is there a run_codes.do or other similar doc outlining the order like there was in the beta edition? Also, I understand the economic complexity concepts from the literature, but for an outsider without a coding background, these coding languages are incredibly esoteric and when I run into a problem or get an error code, I feel lost as to what to do about it. Does the Harvard CID offer any professional services to help researchers understand how to execute the methods? Or do you suggest another resource I can go to? I'm willing to pay for some help at this point. Thanks, |
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Hi Sebastian, Issue is resolved! Deadlines will be met! I found a resource to help me out! I wanted to say thanks for responding. My journey down the ecomplexity path has begun! Chad |
Hello,
I'm a PhD student at George Mason University. I'm working on two projects where I'm attempting to apply, for the first time, these economic complexity methods, and I hope to do many more of these projects in the future. I'm trying to replicate these codes on the BACI dataset to learn how to apply the methods in Stata before I attempt to apply them to a different dataset, but I'm having a few issues executing the codes.
First, I have a question about the read_cepii.do codes. When I "Convert to observatory ids" and merge on i over 10 million obs. did not match and when I merge on j over 8 million obs. did not match. When I "merge to create the export_value and import_value files" 38 million matched and over 94 million did not match. Is that normal? If not, what kind of number should I expect and what might I be doing wrong?
Second, on the atlas_variables.do file, when I "Create touse variable for loading the data into MATA" and then "quietly levelsof origin_id if `touse'==1, local(LOCATION)" I keep getting an error saying ==1 is an invalid name. I tried a workaround and just generated a complex_country variable, but when I "mata exp_cp = rowshape(exp_long,Ncx)," I keep getting an r(3300) error saying my argument is out of range. I thought it might be because my Stata/BE 17 version didn't allow for a big enough matsize for the matrix, so I purchased the Stata/MP 17 version, but I still can't execute the rowshape command. Perhaps it is something I'm doing wrong earlier in the process, but I cannot figure it out and I'm fast approaching some deadlines.
I'd very much appreciate any help or guidance anyone can provide to help me solve these issues. Or, if anyone knows where I might be able to get some help with executing these codes, I'd appreciate a point in the right direction.
Thanks,
Chad Smith
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