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Selected Publications


Innovation and competitiveness in the copper-mining GVC: developing local suppliers in Peru

Journal Article Industrial and Corporate Change · September 26, 2023 Although Peru is one of the main producers of copper worldwide, the domestic industry has not yet fully taken advantage of the potential that the exploitation of this commodity offers. This paper explores the opportunities and challenges that Peruvian supp ... Full text Link to item Cite

China’s Evolving Role in Global Value Chains: Upgrading Strategies in an Era of Disruptions and Resilience

Chapter · September 17, 2022 China’s role in global value chains (GVCs) has changed fundamentally in recent decades. The country has moved from being the world factory for a diverse range of low-tech, mid-tech, and high-tech consumer goods to the goal of becoming a technological leade ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

North America in Global Value Chains

Chapter · May 15, 2022 Border Management and Control--C. Lawson et al. The Outlook for Energy Integration--D. Wood. Making the Environment a Priority? Evidence from the USMCA--D. Stevens and M. Sanchez Ramirez. Emergency Management--J. Kayyem et al. ... Link to item Cite

China's New Development Strategies: Upgrading from Above and from Below in Global Value Chains

Book · January 1, 2022 This book examines China's new development policies, which seek to reposition China from export platform for a diverse array of low-cost consumer goods to technological leader in sectors linked to advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, electric v ... Full text Open Access Cite

Las Cadenas Globales de Valor en el Cono Sur y Asia-Pacífico

Chapter · 2022 Latin America’s participation in Global Value Chains (GVC) is heterogeneous. In particular, the Southern Cone countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay) have focused on supplying natural resources to international markets, specifi ... Link to item Cite

Innovation and Competitiveness in the Copper Mining GVC: Developing Local Suppliers in Peru

Report · 2021 Peru is the second largest producer and exporter of copper in the world. However, the country’s sector has weak background linkages and the emergence of innovative suppliers able to provide high-value products and services is still incipient. This article ... Cite

Strategy Development for Chilean Knowledge-based Services Exports

Report · 2021 Despite years of economic growth, the Chilean export basket remains heavily dependent on goods, with little diversification into services. This 12-month consulting engagement focused on identifying key sources of competitive advantages in services, determi ... Cite

Diverse paths of upgrading in high-tech manufacturing: Costa Rica in the electronics and medical devices global value chains

Journal Article Transnational Corporations · January 1, 2019 Costa Rica has sought to improve its position in the global economy by prioritizing export growth in two high-tech manufacturing industries led by foreign direct investment (FDI): electronics and medical devices. We use a global value chain (GVC) perspecti ... Open Access Cite

GVCs and development: policy formulation for economic and social upgrading

Chapter · January 1, 2019 The use of the global value chain (GVC) analytical framework has broadened over time from being a research agenda to becoming an active policy tool. The geographic fragmentation now allows countries to engage in international trade in varying industries wi ... Full text Cite

Industry 4.0 in Developing Countries: The Mine of the Future and the Role of Women

Report · 2019 Industry 4.0 technologies are seen to offer an opportunity to break gender-bias in employment, primarily by reducing previous technical barriers to female entry into the workforce. This study unpacks whether increased technological intensity of processes i ... Cite

Skills Development for Economic and Social Upgrading: The case of Asian Developing Countries in the Global Value Chains

Chapter · 2018 By opening up access to higher-value markets, Global Value Chain (GVC) participation has given emerging economies in Asia and the Pacific an opportunity to diversify, drive employment and raise incomes (OECD, 2012b). At the same time, these connections to ... Cite

Jamaica in the Tourism Global Value Chain

Report · 2018 Tourism is a dynamic source of economic growth throughout the world. The industry’s direct effect to global GDP was higher than many other sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, retail and financial services. The vitality of the industry is not con ... Cite

Jamaica in the Arabica Coffee Global Value Chain

Report · 2018 Specialty coffee represents a high value and growing niche market based almost exclusively on one type of coffee bean, Arabica coffee. Producers of high value coffee are able to capture higher prices on the international market and overcome economies of sc ... Link to item Cite

WINE INDUSTRY IN CHILE

Chapter · January 1, 2016 The following sections are included: Industry Overview Background Information on the Firm Description of the Value Chain Pre-production: Vineyard Preparation and Grape Production (Viticulture) Production: Wine-making (Viniculture) Post-production: Distribu ... Full text Cite

FRESH CHERRY INDUSTRY IN CHILE

Chapter · January 1, 2016 The following sections are included: Industry Overview Background Information on the Firm Description of the Value Chain RandD and Pre-orchard Establishment Cherry Production Packing, Cold Chain Management and Logistics Distribution, Marketing and Sales Se ... Full text Cite

Connecting Local Producers in Developing Countries to Regional and Global Value Chains: Update

Scholarly Edition · January 8, 2014 This report analyzes the specific factors that affect the competitiveness of developing countries in global value chains (GVCs), and how these factors differ across four major economic sectors: agriculture, extractive industries, manufacturing and offshore ... Cite