Mobile phones have made a significant impact on developing countries, which have played a key role in the mobile phone global value chain (GVC). The dynamic of the GVC, notably growing concentration in trade and production and the rise of low-end markets, is shaping the impact of economic...

En este documento se presenta un análisis de las potencialidades y desafíos que enfrena Uruguay para su inserción en la cadena global de valor biofarmacéutica (CGV-Biofarma). En la sección I, se descompone la cadena en tres fases principales: investigación y desarrollo, manufactura y...

Este documento es un informe final (primer borrador) de la consultoría denominada “Análisis de la Cadena Química-Plástico” que integra un conjunto de consultorías sobre otros sectores a través de las cuales la ONUDI conjuntamente con la CEPAL y la Oficina del Coordinador Residente...

We revisit the relationship between trade and growth taking into account the recent expansion of global value chains (GVCs). We develop a new instrument for trade based on gravity estimations. Our instrument exploits a recent transportation shock: the sharp increase in the maximum size of...

This paper outlines the evolution of additive manufacturing technology, culminating in 3D printing, and presents a vision of how this evolution is affecting existing global value chains in production. In particular, we bring up questions about how this new technology can affect the geographic...