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Value chains and the great recession: Evidence from Italian and German firms

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  • Antonio Accetturo
  • Anna Giunta

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Global Value Chains (GVCs) were one of the main transmission mechanisms of the 2009 great trade collapse. Our paper describes the effects of the crisis from a country-comparative perspective (Germany and Italy) and at firm level. There are two main conclusions: i) supplier firms were hit by the crisis more than final firms; ii) firms’ position in GVCs and their strategies explain part of the performance gap between Italian and German firms.

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  • Antonio Accetturo & Anna Giunta, 2018. "Value chains and the great recession: Evidence from Italian and German firms," International Economics, CEPII research center, issue 153, pages 55-68.
    • Handle: RePEc:cii:cepiie:2018-q1-153-6
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    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business

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