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The mining sector accounts for a substantial share of exports and GDP in some countries, but rarely creates many direct … jobs. This paper examines the mining sector using a value chain perspective, looking at both direct and indirect inputs and …
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sector, and strategies for tackling illegal mining. These policy areas are important to ensure that the extraction of natural …
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case study of Australia, a leading producer and exporter of minerals. After describing the mining sector in the context of …-fuel sector. The study finds that government support to the mining industry is relatively limited. Measures through which the … Australian federal government assists the mining industry tax concessions related to corporate expenditure on R&D and on …
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aims to increase understanding of the economic effects of export restrictions, in particular as they apply to the mining …
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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 services. Although integration into...
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Resource abundance does not always bring sustained economic growth and development. Moreover, the mining sector …
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This paper uses “centrality” metrics to reflect the changing structure of Global Value Chains (GVCs), contrasting central hubs and peripheral countries and sectors, and examine how these changes impact firm productivity. Using cross-country firm-level data from ORBIS, the paper finds that...
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Productivity growth has declined in most advanced economies in the past two decades and there are signs that the pace of global value chain (GVC) integration has slowed in the post-crisis period. This paper explores the role of GVCs - international trade in intermediate inputs - for multi-factor...
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