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'Developing Countries participation in Global Value Chains - implications for trade and trade related policies'
APL
(Ajiken
Power
Lunch)
is
a
lunchtime
workshop
open
to
public,
including
IDE
staffs,
visiting
research
fellows,
IDEAS
students,
outside
researchers
and
graduate
students.
This
workshop
provides
a
platform
for
presentation
of
any
work
in
progress
where
we
can
discuss
in
either
English
or
Japanese.
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who
would
attend
a
seminar
are
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to
announce
yourself
to
receptionists
on
your
arrival
at
the
IDE
and
to
obtain
APL
Organizers'
signature
on
your
admission
card
after
the
seminar.
Date&time:
April 23, 2015. (Thursday) 16：00-17：30
Venue:
Theme:
'Developing Countries participation in Global Value Chains - implications for trade and trade related policies'
Abstract
Although
global
value
chains
(GVCs)
are
often
considered
a
defining
feature
of
the
current
wave
of
globalization,
little
is
known
about:
i)
what
drives
GVC
participation;
ii)
what
the
benefits
associated
to
growing
participation
are;
or
iii)
how
developing
countries
engage
and
benefit
from
GVCs.
This
paper
tackles
these
questions
empirically.
The
evidence
indicates
that
there
are
important
benefits
to
be
had
from
wider
participation
in
terms
of
enhanced
productivity,
sophistication
and
diversification
of
exports.
Structural
factors,
such
as
geography,
size
of
the
market
and
level
of
development
are
found
to
be
key
determinants
of
GVC
participation.
Trade
and
investment
policy
reforms
as
well
as
improvements
of
logistics
and
customs,intellectual
property
protection,
infrastructure
and
institutions
can
however
also
play
an
active
role
in
promoting
further
engagement.
A
more
in
depth
analysis
of
GVC
participation
and
policy
context
in
five
developing
sub-regions
in
Africa,
the
Middle
East
and
Asia
presented
in
the
paper
highlights
key
differences
and
similarities
and
can
be
a
starting
point
for
policy
makers
in
the
regions
to
assess
their
countries’
GVC
engagement
and to
consider
policy
options.
Speaker：
Javier LOPEZ GONZALEZ (Trade Policy Analyst, Development Division, Trade and Agriculture Department, OECD)
Chair:
Languages:
English
Soukknilanh Keola E-mail：Souknilanh_Keola
Yutaka Arimoto E-mail：Yutaka_Arimoto