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Global Value Chain Development Report 2019 : Technological Innovation, Supply Chain Trade, and Workers in a Globalized World
World Trade Organization - 2017
This report takes stock of the evolution of global value chains (GVCs) in light of technological developments, such as robotics, big data and the Internet of Things. It discusses how these technologies are reshaping GVCs and examines the effect of these changes on labor markets in developed and...
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Global Value Chains in a Changing World
World Trade Organization; Temasek Foundation Centre for … - 2013
A collection of papers by some of the world’s leading specialists on global value chains (GVCs). It examines how GVCs have evolved and the challenges they face in a rapidly changing world. The approach is multidisciplinary, with contributions from economists, political scientists, supply chain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013544578
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Global Value Chain Development Report 2023 : Resilient and Sustainable Global Value Chains in Turbulent Times
World Trade Organization - 2023
The Global Value Chain Development Report 2023, the fourth in this biennial series, is released at a critical juncture in the evolution of Global Value Chains (GVCs). In response to the diverse shocks of recent years, this report explores approaches to build resilient and sustainable GVCs. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014491621
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Assessing the Supply Chain Effect of Natural Disasters : Evidence from Chinese Manufacturers
World Trade Organization - 2021
This paper uses Chinese firm level data to detect the international propagation of adverse shocks triggered by the US hurricane season in 2005. We provide evidence that Chinese processing manufacturers with tight trade linkages to the United States reduced their intermediate imports from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013544083
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The Crisis in Ukraine : Implications of the war for global trade and development
World Trade Organization - 2022
This note examines the implications of the crisis in Ukraine for global trade and development. It highlights the importance of the supplies of food, energy and certain industrial inputs from Russia and Ukraine, and explores how the war is causing severe risks to food and energy security as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013544542
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Industrial energy from water-mills in the European economy, 5th to 18th Centuries: the limitations of power,
Munro, John H. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
areas not well treated by Reynolds and other historians: in the fields of mining, metallurgy, and textiles – including the … costly, overshot wheels. The study thus begins with the late-medieval technological revolutions in both mining and metallurgy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837349
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Copper and Foreign Investment: The development of the mining industry in Cyprus during the great depression
Apostolides, Alexander - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper evaluates the impact of the rapid growth of mining on the Cypriot economy during the period 1921-1938, with … special focus on the expansion of copper sulphate mining. During this period the industry was transformed by companies such as … the Cyprus Mining Corporation (CMC) and this affected the whole economy and society. The island was for the first time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108640
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Naxal problem in India an economic analysis
Pradhan, Raj Kishor - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
India, having one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and being the most populous democratic country, has great potential to become a future superpower. However, in this increasingly globalised environment, India faces several threats to its security. The Naxalites has been identified...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258004
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Trade in Services : The Most Dynamic Segment of International Trade
World Trade Organization - 2015
Over the past 20 years, trade in services has become the most dynamic segment of world trade, growing more quickly than trade in goods. Developing countries and transition economies have played an increasingly important role in this area, increasing their share in exports of world services from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013544532
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How well has the Social Protection Scheme Reduced Vulnerability in Chile?
Bronfman, Javier; Floro, Maria - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper empirically investigates the impact of Chile’s social protection’s monetary subsidies on vulnerability to … unable to address the structural causes of vulnerability faced by individuals in Chile. …
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