Africa in Manufacturing Global Value Chains : Cross-Country Patterns in the Dynamics of Linkages
Africa's linkages in manufacturing global value chains are reasonably high compared with other developing regions. Still, linkage rates have declined steeply in recent years in non-resource rich countries in the region although they have incre...
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okr-10986-346472022-09-20T00:10:50Z Africa in Manufacturing Global Value Chains : Cross-Country Patterns in the Dynamics of Linkages Abreha, Kaleb Lartey, Emmanuel Mengistae, Taye Owusu, Solomon Zeufack, Albert GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN MANUFACTURING NATURAL RESOURCES VALUE-ADDED LINKAGES GRAVITY MODEL TECHNOLOGY LICENSES Africa's linkages in manufacturing global value chains are reasonably high compared with other developing regions. Still, linkage rates have declined steeply in recent years in non-resource rich countries in the region although they have increased sharply in countries that are rich in natural resources. Moreover, the level and dynamics of linkages to manufacturing global value chains vary significantly between countries within each group of natural resource endowments. The current levels, activity structure, and geographic configuration of linkage rates evolved over the past 20 years. In addition, these linkages cut across broad activity categories, including manufacturing textiles and apparel, metal products, transport equipment, and electrical goods. This paper analyzes the sources of the variation in linkage rates in the framework of an estimated gravity and linear probability model. It is shown that the domestic actors in these linkages are typically relatively large establishments (100 or more employees) and have been in operation for five years or longer. These manufacturers are also more likely to have foreign equity holders or foreign technology licenses. These findings should be seen in the light of policies that promote industrialization by facilitating integration into manufacturing global value chains at links that maximize job and productivity gains. 2020-10-22T16:06:39Z 2020-10-22T16:06:39Z 2020-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/686641602784367573/Africa-in-Manufacturing-Global-Value-Chains-Cross-Country-Patterns-in-the-Dynamics-of-Linkages http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34647 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9439 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa |
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GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN MANUFACTURING NATURAL RESOURCES VALUE-ADDED LINKAGES GRAVITY MODEL TECHNOLOGY LICENSES Abreha, Kaleb Lartey, Emmanuel Mengistae, Taye Owusu, Solomon Zeufack, Albert Africa in Manufacturing Global Value Chains : Cross-Country Patterns in the Dynamics of Linkages |
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Africa's linkages in manufacturing
global value chains are reasonably high compared with other
developing regions. Still, linkage rates have declined
steeply in recent years in non-resource rich countries in
the region although they have increased sharply in countries
that are rich in natural resources. Moreover, the level and
dynamics of linkages to manufacturing global value chains
vary significantly between countries within each group of
natural resource endowments. The current levels, activity
structure, and geographic configuration of linkage rates
evolved over the past 20 years. In addition, these linkages
cut across broad activity categories, including
manufacturing textiles and apparel, metal products,
transport equipment, and electrical goods. This paper
analyzes the sources of the variation in linkage rates in
the framework of an estimated gravity and linear probability
model. It is shown that the domestic actors in these
linkages are typically relatively large establishments (100
or more employees) and have been in operation for five years
or longer. These manufacturers are also more likely to have
foreign equity holders or foreign technology licenses. These
findings should be seen in the light of policies that
promote industrialization by facilitating integration into
manufacturing global value chains at links that maximize job
and productivity gains. |
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Working Paper |
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Abreha, Kaleb Lartey, Emmanuel Mengistae, Taye Owusu, Solomon Zeufack, Albert |
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Abreha, Kaleb Lartey, Emmanuel Mengistae, Taye Owusu, Solomon Zeufack, Albert |
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Abreha, Kaleb |
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Africa in Manufacturing Global Value Chains : Cross-Country Patterns in the Dynamics of Linkages |
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Africa in Manufacturing Global Value Chains : Cross-Country Patterns in the Dynamics of Linkages |
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Africa in Manufacturing Global Value Chains : Cross-Country Patterns in the Dynamics of Linkages |
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Africa in Manufacturing Global Value Chains : Cross-Country Patterns in the Dynamics of Linkages |
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Africa in Manufacturing Global Value Chains : Cross-Country Patterns in the Dynamics of Linkages |
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africa in manufacturing global value chains : cross-country patterns in the dynamics of linkages |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/686641602784367573/Africa-in-Manufacturing-Global-Value-Chains-Cross-Country-Patterns-in-the-Dynamics-of-Linkages http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34647 |
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