On 19 October 2023, Gina Ledda will defend her thesis investigating the heterogeneous participation of developing countries in global value chains. Her thesis focuses on the engagement of the Philippines in such cross-border production networks.
- PhD student
- Date
- Thursday 19 Oct 2023, 16:00 - 18:00
- Type
- PhD defence
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Aula B and livestream
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
Her research examines this diversity in participation through qualitative and quantitative research methods. This strategy facilitates a focus on manufacturing and service sector value chain participation in the Philippines.
The chapters of the thesis explore four dimensions of heterogeneous global value chain participation in a progressive order:
- The impact of global value chain participation on firm productivity in developing and advanced countries using meta-regression analysis.
- The performance in manufacturing global value chains of five East Asian developing countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) by means of gross and value added trade indicators.
- The participation of the Philippines in global manufacturing and service value chains through Constant Value Added Share analysis.
- A case study on the participation and opportunities for upgrading the Philippine video game production industry using the Global Value Chain framework.
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Doctoral Board
Chair
Doctoral dissertation supervisor
Professor Peter van Bergeijk
Professor Charles van Marrewijk, Utrecht University
Full Doctoral Committee
- Dr Sylvanus Afesorgbor, University of Guelph
- Professor Natascha Wagner, Radboud University
Dr Inge van den Bijgaart, Utrecht University
Dr Jacob Jordaan, Utrecht University
Professor Peter Knorringa, ISS
- More information
The ceremony will begin promptly at 16:00 hrs in the ISS auditorium (Aula B) of the ISS, Kortenaerkade 12, The Hague. The doors will be closed after the start of the Public Defence, but will be briefly opened after the candidate’s introduction to allow latecomers to enter.
Children under 7 years old are not allowed in the Aula during the first part of the ceremony.
The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Atrium of the ISS.
Professors are invited to join the academic procession.
- Related links
- ISS PhD programme
