O: Global Value Chains

Friday, June 24, 2016

2:30 PM-4:00 PM

4:15 PM-5:45 PM


O-02
Multinationals in GVCs
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
The Aerospace Industry in Mexico and Their Role in the Global Value Chain
Jorge H. Carrillo, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; Redi Gomis, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
The Role of Regional Labour Flow Networks for MNEs: The Made in Italy Case
Mario Volpe, Università di Venezia Ca' Foscari; Giancarlo Corò, Department of Economics, University of Venice; Shamnaaz Sufrauj, Department of Economics, University of Venice

Saturday, June 25, 2016

9:00 AM-10:30 AM


O-03
Innovation and R&D in GVCs
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
Brazil and Mexico: Relative Advantages of the Trade and the Participation in Global Value Chains
Marta Castilho, UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Martin Anyul Puchet, UNAM - Universidad Autónoma de México; Kaio Glauber Vital, UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Advanced Materials and Mobility of Innovation in Global Value Chains
Giulio Buciuni, University of Toronto; Dan Breznitz, University of Toronto; Peter Warrian, University of Toronto
Innovative Clusters in the Caribbean and Their Contribution to Economic Diversification: The Case of ICT in Jamaica
Rachel Alexander, University of Manchester; Shamel Azmeh, London School of Economics; Martín Javier Quiroga Barrera Oro, Inter-American Development Bank
Corporate Spinoffs in Mexico: Between Global Value Chains and Regional Innovation Systems.
Oscar F. Contreras, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte; Maciel Garcia, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

10:45 AM-12:15 PM


O-04
Industrial Policy and GVCs
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
The Politics of Processing Primary Commodities: The Case of Rwanda
Pritish Behuria, London School of Economics & Political Science
Strategic Choices for International Organizations in a GVC World
Frederick Mayer, Duke University; Gary Gereffi, Duke University

2:30 PM-4:00 PM

4:15 PM-5:45 PM


O-06
Employment and Social Impact in GVCs
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
Mexico Local Producers in GVC the Challenge of Standards and Certification
Clemente Ruiz Duran, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Uneven Development Patterns in Global Value Chains: An Empirical Inquiry Based on a Conceptualization of GVC As a Specific Form of the Division of Labor
Steven Knauss, Université Paris 13; Bruno Carballa, Université Paris 13; Cédric Durand, Université Paris 13
Does Employment Behaviour in Multinational Affiliates Diverge from National Companies? a Counterfactual Analysis on the Italian Manufacturing Sector.
Mariachiara Barzotto, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham; Giancarlo Corò, Ca' Foscari University Venice; Ilaria Mariotti, Politecnico di Milano; Marco Mutinelli, Università di Brescia

Sunday, June 26, 2016

9:00 AM-10:30 AM


O-07
Growing Importance of Large Transnational First Tier Suppliers in Global Value Chains
O: Global Value Chains

Session Organizers: Shamel Azmeh, London School of Economics; Khalid Nadvi, The University of Manchester; Cornelia Staritz, Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE); Gale Raj-Reichert, University of Manchester

Participants:
Giant manufacturers and mass labor: a comparison of labor-management relations at the world’s largest footwear manufacturer
Jeroen Merk, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam; Do Quynh Chi, Research Center for Employment Relations; Stefan Schmalz, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Brandon Sommer, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam; Hui Xu, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
Rethinking the Role of Large Trans-National First-Tier Suppliers in the Garments and Electronics Industry
Shamel Azmeh, London School of Economics; Gale Raj-Reichert, University of Manchester; Khalid Nadvi, The University of Manchester
The Influence of Power in Inter-Firm Relations on Flexibility and Security
Valeria Pulignano, KU Leuven; De Franceschi Fabio, KU Leuven

10:45 AM-12:15 PM


O-08
Power in GVCs
O: Global Value Chains


Participants:
The Role of the State in Global Value Chains
Lukas C. Brun, North Carolina State University; Joonkoo Lee, Hanyang University
Governance in Agricultural Value Chains in Tamaulipas, Mexico: The Cases of Soybean, Sorghum, Sugar Cane and Rice.
Ana Laura Dominguez-Jardines, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas; Francisco Garcia-Fernandez, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas; Nery Enrique Sanchez-Muñoz, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas; Rafael Alejandro Vaquera-Salazar, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas
‘Power' in Global Value Chains
Mark Dallas, Union College; Stefano Ponte, Copenhagen Business School; Tim Sturgeon, MIT