This paper explores the relation between supply-chain participation and the
internationalization of firms. We show that even small and less productive firms, if involved in …

This article argues that joining global value chains may be decisive for supplier firms in
developed countries by providing incentives and opportunities to upgrade their capabilities …

We investigate the relationship between spatial agglomeration and firms' labor productivity
in Italy and Spain, examining firm-level heterogeneity in Global Value Chain positioning. We …

Abstract G iunta A., N ifo A. et S calera D. Subcontracting in Italian industry: labour division,
firm growth and the North–South divide, Regional Studies. The aim of this paper is to …

This paper investigates the effect of participation in global value chains (GVCs) on firms'
efficiency and explores heterogeneity in this impact across different firms, according to GVC …

Higher productivity of multinational firms and exporters has been widely documented in the
literature, but the sources of this heterogeneity are still a black box. Using an original dataset …

This paper offers a firm level perspective of global value chain participation in the food
industry. We single out some stylized facts on food global value chains and the Italian food …

This study aims to find out which variables predict the internationalization type of academic
spin-offs. This topic has not yet received any attention in academic spin-offs' …

This study aims to find out how useful managers' past general and export experience is in
predicting whether young manufacturing firms become fast internationalizers. Extant …

This paper aims to overview the recent body of empirical work on the importance of Global
Value Chains (GVCs) in international production and trade. We begin by reviewing different …