@techreport{eprints3706,
          author = {Davide Del Prete and Giorgia Giovannetti and Enrico Marvasi},
     institution = {IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca},
            type = {Working Paper},
       publisher = {Centro Studi Luca D'Agliano -  Deevelopment Studies Working Papers},
            year = {2016},
           title = {Global Value Chains Participation and Productivity Gains for North African Firms},
        abstract = {This paper analyzes the participation of North African countries and {\"O}rms into Global Value Chains
(GVCs) and its implications for competitiveness. First it shows that North African countries are
not (yet) fully integrated into international production networks, although large part of their (low)
trade is due to value added related upstream activities, and the importance of global linkages
has been increasing over time. Then, it empirically investigates if and how the performance of
North African {\"O}rms is a{\S}ected by GVC participation. We {\"O}nd that {\"O}rms that have had access
to international supply chains perform better, showing further productivity gains over time. The
ability to get such improvements however relies on speci{\"O}c characteristics, such as an adequate
level of quality and compliance with international standards, along with specialized skills. Policies
designed to support the latter represent then an important tool for linking developing countries to
global production and trade, with possible positive consequences on their economic development.},
             url = {http://eprints.imtlucca.it/3706/},
        keywords = {Keywords: global value chains, {\"O}rm heterogeneity, North Africa, productivity.
JEL codes: F14, F15, L23, L25, 055}
}