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CSH Lecture Series on Network Inequality – with Viktor Stojkoski

"Inequalities in International Trade of Digital Products" Despite global efforts to harmonize international trade statistics, our understanding of digital trade and its implications remains elusive. Here, Viktor Stojkoski introduces a novel method to estimate bilateral exports and imports for dozens of sectors, utilizing corporate revenue data from large digital firms. This approach enables us to quantify trade in digitally ordered and delivered products, including digital goods (e.g., video games), productized services (e.g., digital advertising), and digital intermediation fees (e.g., hotel rental), collectively termed digital products. By applying these estimates, he investigates the network of international trade in digital products and its implications for global inequality dynamics. These findings illuminate four key aspects of digital trade. First, digital product exports exhibit a higher degree of spatial concentration than physical exports, suggesting network inequalities where developed economies (and tax havens) dominate digital trade flows. Second, the rapid growth of these exports, again predominantly within developed economies, underscores shifting dynamics that may intensify disparities between technologically advanced and developing regions. Third, the correlation between larger digital exports and the decoupling of economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions points to a widening gap in the benefits accruing from the digital economy. Fourth, the positive impact of digital product exports on the complexity of economies indicates a potential mechanism through which digital trade can affect economic inequality and alter network structures. These results offer valuable insights into the role of digital trade in shaping global economic inequality, providing a foundation for further research and policy consideration. About Viktor Stojkoski: Viktor Stojkoski, PhD, completed his education at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia, with a dual PhD degree in Computer Science (2020) and Economics (2023), and was a post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Collective Learning at the University of Toulouse, France (2022). Currently, as a member of the Mathematics and Statistics Department at the Faculty of Economics in Skopje, Viktor has been involved in research on economic complexity and economic inequality. His scholarly contributions include co-authoring over 30 articles in esteemed scientific journals. Besides scientific research, Viktor has been actively involved in more than 10 policy projects, advising national ministries and international agencies on sustainable and inclusive development. Viktor's research excellence has been recognized nationally, earning him the Best Young Social Scientist of North Macedonia award in 2022, and subsequently the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Award for the Best Social Scientist in 2023. Learn more about the Complexity Science Hub: https://csh.ac.at/   / complexity-science-hub     / cshvienna     / cshvienna     / cshvienna