We develop a new set of country-sector level indicators of Global Value Chains (GVCs) characteristics in terms of average production length, and relative “upstreamness” on a production network, which we argue are better than the existing ones in the literature. We distinguish production...

This paper makes two methodological contributions. First, it proposes a framework to decompose total production activities at the country, sector, or country-sector level, to different types, depending on whether they are for pure domestic demand, traditional international trade, simple GVC...

We develop a new set of country-sector level indicators of Global Value Chains (GVCs) characteristics in terms of average production length, and relative "upstreamness" on a production network, which we argue are better than the existing ones in the literature. We distinguish production...

This paper makes two methodological contributions. First, it proposes a framework to decompose total production activities at the country, sector, or country-sector level, to different types, depending on whether they are for pure domestic demand, traditional international trade, simple GVC...

China has achieved rapid economic growth and international trade development through integration into global value chains (GVCs). However, integration has also resulted in massive greenhouse gas emissions, aggravating the pressure imposed by global climate change. Based on the World...

Measuring the digitalization effect, especially in traditional industries, is crucial for both economic researchers and policy makers. We quantify the effect and the rate of digitalization at the country/sector level in China from the perspective of production on the basis of the Inter-Country...