Upgrading low value-added activities in global value chains: a functional specialisation approach

Global Value Chains , Economic Upgrading , and Gender

Capturing the Gains in Global Value Chains: Trade in Intermediates and Value Added Erosion

Many countries in 1995-2008 have experienced what we call “value added erosion”, which describes the phenomenon of the decline in the shares of domestic value added in a country’s exports as the country becomes more integrated into the Global Value Chains (GVCs). We argue that the decline of domestic value added share in a country’s exports is likely to be caused by the expansion of high value-...

Follow the Value Added: Tracking Bilateral Relations in Global Value Chains

Following the spread of global value chains new statistical tools, the InterCountry Input-Output tables, and new analytical frameworks have been recently developed to provide an adequate representation of supply and demand linkages among the economies. Koopman, Wang and Wei propose an innovative accounting methodology to decompose a country’s total gross exports by source and final destination ...

Value Added Erosion in Global Value Chains: An Empirical Assessment JoséCaraballo

Many countries in 1995-2008 have experienced what we call the “valueadded erosion”, which describes the phenomenon of the decline in the sectoral shares of domestic value-added in a country’s exports as the country becomes more integrated into the Global Value Chains (GVCs). We argue that the decline of domestic value added share in a country’s exports is likely to be caused by the expansion of...

How does insertion in global value chains affect upgrading in industrial clusters?

What is the scope for local upgrading strategies where producers operate in global value chains? The literature on industrial clusters emphasises the role of inter-firm co-operation and local institutions in enabling upgrading. The value chain literature focuses on the role of global buyers and chain governance in defining upgrading opportunities. This paper argues that clusters are inserted in...