This paper provides a review of the available literature on global value chains (GVCs) and employment markets in … mixed as regards pure processing trade (assembly), however: the limited data available on firms engaged purely in these …

This paper examines empirically whether Aid for Trade (AfT) programmes and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows …

international trade without developing the full range of capabilities required to produce a product or service, it will not … automatically translate into positive development gains from trade without the appropriate policies to build productive capacity and … productive capacity, infrastructure and services, the business environment, trade and investment policies and industry …

) concerning this multi-sourcing-network strategy and discuss trade implications. One of these is the move to primacy of South … - South trade in supermarket sourcing - a new dimension of globalization. By introducing this link of retailer transformation … and trade into the literature, we hope to spur a new line of research that is timely in light of the trade, development …

comparable with developed countries. These arguments are supported by a critical interpretation of the traditional trade theory …, the New Trade Theory and specific approaches to explain GVCs, especially different governance structures and power …

This paper explores the dynamic relationships between foreign direct investment (FDI), international trade, and … Global Value Chains (GVCs) - it underscores how FDI and trade are mutually reinforcing. Then, it highlights the convergence … of investment and trade policies, pointing out the impact of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) on trade flows and the …

. Using firm-level data for Thailand we show that the number of goods produced causes a much larger variation in exports …