?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F3653%2F&rft.title=Agriculture+and+Food+Global+Value+Chains+in+Sub-Saharan+Africa%3A+Does+bilateral+trade+policy+impact+on+backward+and+forward+participation%3F&rft.creator=Bali%C3%A8%2C+Jean&rft.creator=Del+Prete%2C+Davide&rft.creator=Magrini%2C+Emiliano&rft.creator=Montalbano%2C+Pierluigi&rft.creator=Nenci%2C+Silvia&rft.subject=DT+Africa&rft.subject=HB+Economic+Theory&rft.subject=S+Agriculture+(General)&rft.description=The+most+recent+literature+on+international+trade+highlights+the+key+role+of+global+value+chains+(GVCs)+in+structural+transformation%2C+development+and+growth.+The+common+perception+is+that+Africa%2C+unlike+most+Latin+American+and+Asian+countries%2C+has+neither+been+able+to+intercept+the+main+changes+in+trade+patterns+nor+enter+massively+into+global+production+networks.+This+work+provides+some+insight+into+this+topic.+Using+the+EORA+Input-Output+Tables%2C+we+analyze+whether+bilateral+import+tariffs+and+shifts+in+trade+regimes+associated+with+regional+trade+agreements+affect+the+backward+participation+(i.e.%2C+the+use+of+foreign+inputs+for+exports)+and+forward+participation+(i.e.%2C+the+use+of+domestic+intermediates+in+third+country+exports)+of+the+SSA+countries%E2%80%99+agriculture+and+food+GVCs.+Our+results+show+that%2C+despite+their+low+world+trade+shares%2C+GVC+participation+in+SSA+economies+is+increasing+over+time%2C+mainly+upstream+as+suppliers+of+unprocessed+inputs.+Furthermore%2C+we+show+that+the+value+added+demand+for+SSA+agricultural+products+primarily+originates+from+the+EU+and+emerging+countries+rather+than+from+regional+partners.+Finally%2C+by+making+use+of+a+%E2%80%9Cgravity-like%E2%80%9D+identification+strategy%2C+we+also+find+evidence+that+bilateral+trade+protection+significantly+affects+GVC+backward+and+forward+participation+in+agriculture+and+food.+These+results+call+for+a+refinement+of+trade+policy+priorities+in+SSA.&rft.publisher=IMT+School+for+Advanced+Studies+Lucca&rft.date=2017-02&rft.type=Working+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.rights=cc_by_nd&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F3653%2F1%2FEIC_WP_3_2017.pdf&rft.identifier=++Bali%C3%A8%2C+Jean+and+Del+Prete%2C+Davide+and+Magrini%2C+Emiliano+and+Montalbano%2C+Pierluigi+and+Nenci%2C+Silvia++Agriculture+and+Food+Global+Value+Chains+in+Sub-Saharan+Africa%3A+Does+bilateral+trade+policy+impact+on+backward+and+forward+participation%3F++EIC+working+paper+series++%233%2F2017++++IMT+School+for+Advanced+Studies+Lucca++++ISSN+2279-6894.++++++