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Digital technologies and "value" capture in global value chains : empirical evidence from Indian manufacturing firms
Banga, Karishma - 2019
This paper examines whether digitalization can be a driver of "upgrading" in global value chains and help developing countries move into higher value-added activities. In particular, the paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of digital capabilities on product upgrading in Indian...
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Mozambique's industrialization
Cruz, António; Guambe, Dina; Marrengula, Constantino Pedro - 2014
After the Second World War, Mozambique went through a series of transformations, from an incipient industrializing colonial society to an independent country with a central planned economy, plus a regional and internal war, and finally from 1994 onwards, a multi-party democracy with a mix of...
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The decline of the labour share in Mexico : 1990-2015
Ibarra-Niño, Carlos Alberto; Ros, Jaime - 2017
This paper studies the decline of the labour share in Mexico during the period 1990-2015. It calculates the wage share … manufacturing labour share all played a large role in the reduction of the manufacturing wage share in Mexico. More generally, the …. The paper concludes by discussing possible explanations for the paradox of the slow rate of economic growth in Mexico …
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Dancing with dragons : Chinese import penetration and the performances of manufacturing firms in South Africa
Torreggiani, Sofia; Andreoni, Antonio - 2019
Using firm-level tax administrative data from 2010 to 2017, we study the impact of Chinese import penetration on the performances of manufacturing firms in South Africa, and whether firms investing in capabilities development are more resilient to such competitive pressure. Specifically, by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012102992
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Constraints on the performance and competitiveness of Tanzania's manufacturing exports
Misati, Roseline Nyakerario; Ngoka, Kethi - 2021
manufacturing export competitiveness. Specifically, the results revealed that foreign direct investment and tariffs have a negative … and significant effect on export competitiveness in Tanzania, while infrastructure, total investment, labour productivity … and negotiating deep trade agreements to increase market reach. Accordingly, measures to increase investment in …
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Structural transformation and international trade : evidence from the China shock
Nedoncelle, Clément; Wolfersberger, Julien - 2023
How does international trade affect structural transformation in developing countries? We use data on sectoral allocation of labour and value-added in 46 developing economies over the period 1995-2017 and exploit for identification plausibly exogenous variation in manufacturing imports from...
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Exporting and productivity : the role of ownership and innovation in the case of Vietnam
Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Nguyen Thi Tue Anh - 2014
In this paper, we investigate the relationship between exporting and productivity in the case of Vietnam using an extensive firm level panel dataset for the period 2005-11. We separate out productivity effects of exporting due to self-selection allowing us to identify the extent to which firms...
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Employment effects of joining global production networks : does domestic value added matter?
Wannaphong Durongkaveroj - 2021
Is the emphasis placed in trade and industry policy-making in developing countries on the share of domestic value-added ('value-added ratio') in exports consistent with the objective of achieving economic development through an export-oriented development strategy? This paper examines the...
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Exporters and global value chain participation : firm-level evidence from South Africa
Mazzi, Caio Torres; Ndubuisi, Gideon Onyewuchi; Avenyo, … - 2020
Using the South African Revenue Service and National Treasury firm-level panel data for 2009-17, this paper investigates how global value chain-related trade affects the export performance of manufacturing firms in South Africa. In particular, the paper uses extant classifications of...
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Subsidized labour and firms : investment, profitability, and leverage
Marcelin, Isaac; Brink, Daniel; Fadiran, David Oluwatosin; … - 2019
Employing the difference-in-differences technique, this study examines the impact of the Employment Tax Incentive programme on a large sample of South African firms from 2011 to 2016. It finds that programme firms expanded investments by 4.8 per cent, and profits by 5.7 per cent. Consistent with...
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