On 19 October 2023, Gina Ledda successfully defended her PhD thesis investigating the heterogeneous participation of developing countries in global value chains.
Focusing on the engagement of the Philippines in such cross-border production networks, she examined this diversity in participation through qualitative and quantitative research methods.
The chapters in thesis explored 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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The thesis, 'Heterogeneous participation of developing countries in global value chains', will shortly be available for download from the ISS Library.
Photos of the defence
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