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Does global value chain participation improve technical efficiency of SMES? Evidence from Vietnam
This study disentangles the relationship between GVC participation and the technical efficiency of SMEs in Vietnam. We combine panel data obtained from the GSO Enterprise Census survey of SMEs in Vietnam including 567,866 enterprises observations…
Global value chains and firms’ environmental performance, published in World Development
This paper analyzes the link between joining global value chains (GVCs) and firms’ environmental performance. Based on new survey data for firms in countries in Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and MENA, we use propensity score matching (PSM) to…
Strategies for supplying enterprises with energy under changing coal prices on the Polish market
AbstractThe primary fuel carrier of energy in the Polish economy is hard coal. Due to such a high share in the energy balance, it is important to guarantee stable and predictable prices for this raw material and to ensure the possibility of its…
Global Value Chain Participation and Real Effective Exchange Rates: Insights from Tunisia
Global value chains in the age of internet: what opportunities for Africa?
This chapter analyses the impact of the internet on global value chains (GVCs) in Africa. We investigate the effect of internet adoption on forward participation and backward participation of African countries in GVCs. We conduct the estimations…