How challenging are Global Value Chains for Europe’s competitiveness and growth?

The international fragmentation of production in global value chains (GVCs) challenges the way we look at the global economy. It is essential to understand how GVCs work, how they affect economic performance, and what policies help to derive greater benefits from them. Koen De Backer, senior economist at OECD, coordinated a recently released OECD publication ‘Interconnected Economies: Benefitting from Global Value Chains’. He will present the main evidence and policy implications from this report, including trade policy, investment policies, innovation policies, and framework and structural policies that affect how, and to what extent, countries can benefit from participation in GVCs.

The report can be downloaded here.

Event materials

• Event summary
• Koen de Backer, OECD work on Global Value Chains and trade in Value Added presentation

Speakers

• Koenraad De Backer, Senior Economist, Structural Policy Division of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD
• Discussant - André Sapir, Senior Fellow, Bruegel & Professor, ULB
• Chair - Reinhilde Veugelers, Senior Fellow, Bruegel & Professor, KUL

Practical details

• Venue: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Bruxelles
• Time: 27 June 2013, 12:45 - 14:30
• Contact: Matilda Sevón, Events Coordinator - matilda.sevon[at]bruegel.org