<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Global Value Chains Participation and Productivity Gains for North African Firms"^^ . "This paper analyzes the participation of North African countries and Örms into Global Value Chains\r\n(GVCs) and its implications for competitiveness. First it shows that North African countries are\r\nnot (yet) fully integrated into international production networks, although large part of their (low)\r\ntrade is due to value added related upstream activities, and the importance of global linkages\r\nhas been increasing over time. Then, it empirically investigates if and how the performance of\r\nNorth African Örms is a§ected by GVC participation. We Önd that Örms that have had access\r\nto international supply chains perform better, showing further productivity gains over time. The\r\nability to get such improvements however relies on speciÖc characteristics, such as an adequate\r\nlevel of quality and compliance with international standards, along with specialized skills. Policies\r\ndesigned to support the latter represent then an important tool for linking developing countries to\r\nglobal production and trade, with possible positive consequences on their economic development."^^ . "2016" . "407" . . "Centro Studi Luca D'Agliano - Deevelopment Studies Working Papers"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Davide"^^ . "Del Prete"^^ . "Davide Del Prete"^^ . . "Enrico"^^ . "Marvasi"^^ . "Enrico Marvasi"^^ . . "Giorgia"^^ . "Giovannetti"^^ . "Giorgia Giovannetti"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #3706 \n\nGlobal Value Chains Participation and Productivity Gains for North African Firms\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "H Social Sciences (General)"@en . .