A5009716760- Global trade and economics
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- International Business and FDI
- Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Economic Growth and Productivity
- Economic Zones and Regional Development
- International Development and Aid
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Firm Innovation and Growth
- Digital Economy and Work Transformation
World Trade Organization
2018-2024
Abstract We conduct an in‐depth analysis of the reasons for changes in global value chains as a result COVID‐19 both from positive angle, analysing expected behaviour firms, and normative assessing different arguments policy interventions by governments. The generates three main conclusions. First, pandemic could contribute to diversification sources supply whose extent will vary sector depending on costs chain reorganisation. pandemic, contrast, is not likely much re‐shoring, return...
Abstract Identifying the determinants of global value chain (GVC) integration is essential to understand past expansion and current slowdown in GVCs. In this paper, we study role domestic chains (DVCs) for GVC integration. presence industry‐specific fixed costs fragmenting production switching across input suppliers, DVCs can either be stepping stones or stumbling blocks subsequent entry. Focusing on backward linkages, that is, sourcing intermediates, provide robust empirical evidence favour...
Abstract We exploit a decomposition of gross trade flows into their value added components to reassess the relationship between increased imports from China and manufacturing jobs in US local labour markets following seminal paper Autor, Dorn, Hanson (2013, ADH). Decomposed enable us address identification measurement issues inherent data. In particular, it allows remove Chinese exports exposure measure which is mechanically correlated with dependent variable overstates volume shock....
Firms engaged in international trade account for a large share of South Africa’s output and employment. Therefore, their behaviour has potentially effects on national outcomes including gender inequality. In this paper, we test whether the wage gap (GWG) trading firms differs from that domestic based growing literature outlined how special characteristics could lead to such different GWG. Using unique employer–employee matched data panel 2011 2016 Africa novel tax record employing various...
The increase in the share of high- and low-wage employment at expense middle-wage has been a striking feature US economy. We exploit differences across local labor markets exposure to Global Value Chains (GVCs), Chinese import competition automation study drivers this market polarization. Using value added trade data, we are able correctly assign trade-related shocks markets, based on source added. Across 722 commuting zones that approximate find polarization is mainly driven by their...