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Does backward participation in global value chains affect countries’ current account position?

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  • Valérie Mignon

    (EconomiX - EconomiX - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Antonia Lopez Villavicencio

    (EconomiX - EconomiX - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

This paper addresses the impact of countries' backward participation in global value chains (GVCs) on their current account balances. Our results, based on a large panel of 57 advanced and emerging countries, contradict the speculation that current account imbalances of countries that import intermediate products to be used in their exports, i.e., countries with important backward linkages, are likely to benefit more from GVC participation. On the contrary, we show that backward participation makes a negative contribution to current account balances; this result being valid for both manufactured goods and services, with a stronger impact for the latter. Overall, we find that while backward linkages may allow competitiveness gains from producing domestically and boost exports, the increase in imports of intermediates and final goods-mainly capital goods-that are not necessarily related to GVC participation, more than offset the trade balance effects of these gains.
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  • Valérie Mignon & Antonia Lopez Villavicencio, 2021. "Does backward participation in global value chains affect countries’ current account position?," Post-Print hal-02915776, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02915776
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    Cited by:

    1. Mariam Camarero & Josep Lluís Carrion-i-Silvestre & Cecilio Tamarit, 2025. "Current account determinants in a globalized world," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 68(4), pages 1497-1527, April.
    2. Antonia Lopez Villavicencio & Mariam Camarero & Cecilio Tamarit, 2021. "Macroeconomic effects of EU value chain participation," Working Papers hal-04159742, HAL.

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    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
    • F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
    • F62 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Macroeconomic Impacts

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