Trade and participation in global value chains can play a key role in economic diversification and development. This paper deepens the discussion about productivity growth and upgrading in agriculture in Africa, and the role of national, regional, and international value chains in supporting...

Trade and participation in global value chains can play a key role in economic diversification and development. This paper deepens the discussion about productivity growth and upgrading in agriculture in Africa, and the role of national, regional, and international value chains in supporting...

This paper analyzes the initial impact and recovery of globally engaged firms from the COVID-19 crisis. It uses rich survey data of nearly 65,000 firm-year observations in 45 countries spanning three waves of data collection. The findings are organized in a series of stylized facts, which...

Vietnam is at a crossroads. It can grow as an export platform for GVCs, specializing in low value-added assembly functions with industrialization occurring in enclaves with little connection to the broader economy or society; or it can leverage the current wave of growth, enabled and accelerated...

The paper is structured in six further sections following this introduction. Section two develops a conceptual framework, and reviews the literature on the relationship between trade integration and labor market outcomes. Section three outlines the empirical framework and data used in the...

The paper is structured in six further sections following this introduction. Section two develops a conceptual framework, and reviews the literature on the relationship between trade integration and labor market outcomes. Section three outlines the empirical framework and data used in the...

Regional value chains (RVCs) are considered as an important step towards a greater integration into global value chains (GVCs) but African countries trade very little value added with each other. Based on the UNCTAD-Eora GVC database this paper estimates a panel model from 2006 to 2012 for 37...

Regional value chains (RVCs) are considered as an important step towards a greater integration into global value chains (GVCs) but African countries trade very little value added with each other. Based on the UNCTAD-Eora GVC database this paper estimates a panel model from 2006 to 2012 for 37...

This paper examines whether a country's participation in global value chains supports spatial convergence in the domestic economy. In theory, production disintegration through "unbundling" makes industrial development less lumpy, providing opportunities for smaller cities to plug and play in...