?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F3706%2F&rft.title=Global+Value+Chains+Participation+and+Productivity+Gains+for+North+African+Firms&rft.creator=Del+Prete%2C+Davide&rft.creator=Giovannetti%2C+Giorgia&rft.creator=Marvasi%2C+Enrico&rft.subject=H+Social+Sciences+(General)&rft.description=This+paper+analyzes+the+participation+of+North+African+countries+and+%C3%96rms+into+Global+Value+Chains%0D%0A(GVCs)+and+its+implications+for+competitiveness.+First+it+shows+that+North+African+countries+are%0D%0Anot+(yet)+fully+integrated+into+international+production+networks%2C+although+large+part+of+their+(low)%0D%0Atrade+is+due+to+value+added+related+upstream+activities%2C+and+the+importance+of+global+linkages%0D%0Ahas+been+increasing+over+time.+Then%2C+it+empirically+investigates+if+and+how+the+performance+of%0D%0ANorth+African+%C3%96rms+is+a%C2%A7ected+by+GVC+participation.+We+%C3%96nd+that+%C3%96rms+that+have+had+access%0D%0Ato+international+supply+chains+perform+better%2C+showing+further+productivity+gains+over+time.+The%0D%0Aability+to+get+such+improvements+however+relies+on+speci%C3%96c+characteristics%2C+such+as+an+adequate%0D%0Alevel+of+quality+and+compliance+with+international+standards%2C+along+with+specialized+skills.+Policies%0D%0Adesigned+to+support+the+latter+represent+then+an+important+tool+for+linking+developing+countries+to%0D%0Aglobal+production+and+trade%2C+with+possible+positive+consequences+on+their+economic+development.&rft.publisher=Centro+Studi+Luca+D'Agliano+-++Deevelopment+Studies+Working+Papers&rft.date=2016&rft.type=Working+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=++Del+Prete%2C+Davide+and+Giovannetti%2C+Giorgia+and+Marvasi%2C+Enrico++Global+Value+Chains+Participation+and+Productivity+Gains+for+North+African+Firms.++Working+Paper++%23407%2F2016++++Centro+Studi+Luca+D'Agliano+-+Deevelopment+Studies+Working+Papers++++ISSN+2282-5452.++++(Submitted)+++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fdagliano.unimi.it%2Fworking-papers%2F%231474905604989-b3290896-5561