What Matters for Firms' Participation in Global Value Chains in Central and East European Countries?

• Autorzy: Andrzej Cieślik , Jan Jakub Michałek , Krzysztof Szczygielski
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Research background: There has been an extensive body of literature on the growing importance of global value chains (GVCs) in developed and emerging economies. This literature argues that GVCs significantly affect international trade patterns and open new possibilities for participating economies to increase both their exports' quantity and quality, acquire advanced production technologies and improve the overall economic performance. However, the empirical evidence from the Central and East European (CEE) countries, especially at the firm level is still relatively scarce. The majority of existing empirical studies on GVCs in the CEE countries are based on sectoral input-output data.
Purpose of the article: In this article, we study the determinants of firm participation in GVCs using firm-level BEEPS data for 29 CEE countries. We hypothesize that larger, foreign-owned, more productive and innovative firms producing a limited range of products and employing skilled workers are more likely to be involved in GVCs.
Methods: The intensity of participation in GVCs is measured by the usage of imported inputs and the intensity of exports. The empirical study uses the BEEPS firm-level data set for the period 2011-2014 and the probit estimation method.
Findings & Value added: The assembled empirical evidence generally supports these hypotheses. In addition, we find that firms which participate in GVCs pro-duce a smaller range of products, which means that they concentrate on their core competencies. In particular, we find that the EU membership may facilitate participation in GVCs, especially for smaller firms in the CEE countries. This article adds to the existing literature by examining the firm-level determinants of participation in GVCs using the cross-country firm-level survey conducted by the EBRD and the World Bank. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

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Value chain

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Łańcuch wartości

• Czasopismo: Equilibrium
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 14
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 481--502

Twórcy

autor

Andrzej Cieślik

• University of Warsaw, Poland

autor

Jan Jakub Michałek

• University of Warsaw, Poland

autor

Krzysztof Szczygielski

• University of Warsaw, Poland

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DOI

10.24136/eq.2019.023