Wrapper for Global Value Chains Risks • gvcR

The R package gvcR provides data on risks of disruption or passage restriction at major choke points worldwide. When possible, a list of examples of disruptions and transit delays that have occurred in these locations since 2002 is given. A maximum of three incidents are noted for each risk category.

The choke point risks are classified into three categories: - weather and climate risk; security and conflict risk; and political and institutional risk – and further divided these into subcategories, such as ‘haze and fog,’ ‘trade and transit controls’ etc.

Each risk also has a code defined as follows: first letter of the category, dash, first of the risk. If the risk letter already exists, it will be accompanied by a slash and then by the first letter of the second risk word. (see the table below)

Risk	Risk Category	Risk Code
Temperature extremes	Weather and climate risk	W-T
Flood and drought	Weather and climate risk	W-F/D
Storms	Weather and climate risk	W-S
Haze and fog	Weather and climate risk	W-H/F
Conflict	Security and conflict risk	S-C
Terrorist attack	Security and conflict risk	S-T
Piracy	Security and conflict risk	S-P
Cyberattack	Security and conflict risk	S-C/A
Trade and transit controls	Political and institutional risk	P-T
Disrepair	Political and institutional risk	P-D
Unforced delays	Political and institutional risk	P-U

For a fully explanation of the Chatham House Risks click here.

Installation

The released version of gvcR package is accessible through devtools.

install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github('warint/gvcR')

How-To

Step 1: Getting the location’s list

A user needs to enter the location of the risk. To have access to this location, the following function provides this information.

gvcr_location() # A list of all locations will be produced

gvcr_location(location = "Canal") # A list of locations that contain the word 'Canal' will be produced

gvcr_location("Canal") # A list of locations that contain the word 'Canal' will be produced

Step 2: Getting the indicator’s code

A user needs to enter the code of the desired risk. To do so, the following function provides access to all the risks of interest.

gvcr_risk() # A list of all risks code will be produced

gvcr_risk(indicators = "attack") # The risk code will be produced for risks that contain the word 'attack'

gvcr_risk("attack") # The risk code will be produced for risks that contain the word 'attack'

Step 3: Getting the data

Once the user knows the location and the risk’s code, s.he can collect the data in a very easy way through this function:

gvcr_data(location = "Panama Canal", risks = "S-T") # It generates a data frame for 'Terrorist attack' (S-T) risk in the location 'Panama Canal'

gvcr_data("Panama Canal", "S-T") # It generates a data frame for 'Terrorist attack' (S-T) risk in the location 'Panama Canal'

gvcr_data(location = c("Panama Canal", "Suez Canal"), risks = c("S-T", "S-C")) # It generates a data frame for 'Terrorist attack' (S-T) and 'Conflict' (S-C) risks in the location 'Panama Canal'

gvcr_data(category = "Weather and climate risk") # It generates a data frame for all locations and risks in the category 'Weather and climate risk'

gvcr_data(levels = "High risk") # It generates a data frame for all locations and risks with a 'High risk'

gvcr_data() # It generates a data frame of the complete dataset

Cite ‘gvcR’

If you use the gvcR package for research, education, policy making or other related purposes, please cite the package as well as Wellesley et al. (2017). Consider making them a donation to help them pursue their work.

To cite the ‘gvcR’ package in your work:

Warin, Thierry. 2021. Warint/gvcR. https://github.com/warint/gvcR.

#> @Manual{,
#>   title = {gvcR: Wrapper for Global Value Chains Risks},
#>   author = {Thierry Warin},
#>   note = {R package version 0.1.0},
#>   url = {https://warint.github.io/gvcR/},
#> }

Acknowledgements

The author would like to thank the Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis of Organizations (CIRANO, Montreal) for its support, as well as Marine Leroi and Martin Paquette. The usual caveats apply.

References

Wellesley, Laura, Felix Preston, Johanna Lehne, and Rob Bailey. 2017. “Chokepoints in Global Food Trade: Assessing the Risk.” Research in Transportation Business & Management, New developments in the global transport of commodity products, 25 (December): 15–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2017.07.007.

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