@article{Wang:332810,
      recid = {332810},
      author = {Wang, Zhi and Wei, Shang-Jin and Yu, Xinding and Zhu,  Kunfu},
      title = {Characterizing Global Value Chains},
      address = {2016},
      year = {2016},
      note = {Presented at the 19th Annual Conference on Global Economic  Analysis, Washington DC, USA},
      abstract = {Since the extent of offshoring and production sharing  varies by sector and country, we develop measures of GVCs  in terms of length, intensity, and production line position  of participation at the country-sector, and  bilateral-sector level, and distinguish among pure  domestic, directly traded, and indirectly traded production  activities. Using these measures, we characterize  cross-country production sharing patterns and GVC related  trade activities for 35 sectors and 40 countries over 17  years. We find that the production chain for the world as a  whole has become longer. While the relative ranking of the  length at the sector level is stable across countries, the  average length for a given country-sector, of both the  domestic and international components, and their  participation and position in GVCs in general, do evolve  significantly over time. The results contribute to a better  understanding of Characters of global value chains and  patterns of participation by individual country-sectors.   Key Words: Production length, Position and Participation in  Global Value Chains JEL Number: F1, F6},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/332810},
}