domestic productivity distribution. Large manufacturing multinationals have increased their productivity by participating …'s competitiveness. The paper does so by using the International Trade Centre's competitiveness index, for small, medium-sized and large … of participation by 2.5% reduces the competitiveness gap between small and large firms by 1.25%. In addition, the …

This study compares the Zambian and NICs manufacturing finance models to identify their similarities and differences … with a view to enhance Zambia's manufacturing finance and consequently manufacturing development. It applies structural … equation modelling on a merged dataset and contrasts four dimensions of manufacturing finance namely, access to working capital …

logistics input complexity can boost manufacturing competitiveness. Furthermore, we also confirm that the domestic and foreign … groups of LIC have at least a partially complementary effect on the export competitiveness of manufacturing. Finally, we …Logistics is an essential service for manufacturing because it supports the coordination and integration of global …

's participation in manufacturing global value chains. Due to lack of reliable data on skilled labor, skilled and unskilled labor … skills and manufacturing global value chains are available for 19 subsectors was constructed. A fixed-effect gravity model … foreign value-added products in their manufacturing exports. Finally, countries that receive net inflows of migrants tend to …

Africa's linkages in manufacturing global value chains are reasonably high compared with other developing regions … increased sharply in countries that are rich in natural resources. Moreover, the level and dynamics of linkages to manufacturing … cut across broad activity categories, including manufacturing textiles and apparel, metal products, transport equipment …