Category Archives: Production Network

Understanding Innovation in Production Networks in East Asia

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Anitha

Ganeshan Wignaraja Working Paper No: 410 1 March 2013 This paper explores the “black box” of innovation in the electronics production network in East Asia through a mapping exercise of technological capabilities and an econometric analysis of exporting in the … Continue reading →

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Impact of the ASEAN Economic Community on ASEAN Production Networks

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Anitha

Kornkarun Cheewatrakoolpong, Chayodom Sabhasri, and Nath Bunditwattanawong Working Paper No: 409, 21 February 2013 Empirical evidence suggests that the emergence of international production networks in East Asia results from market-driven forces such as vertical specialization and higher production costs in … Continue reading →

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Can India become an export platform for global operations of Japanese and American multinational corporations affiliates?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Sivakumar

by Nobuaki Yamashita This paper examines various indicators of the economic activities of Japanese and American multinational corporation (MNC) affiliates in India compared to the case of China, using the unique affiliate-level data. The study shows that Japanese MNCs in … Continue reading →

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The impacts of natural disasters on global supply chains

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Sivakumar

By Linghe Ye and Masato Abe Globalization has transformed business environments worldwide, including in the Asia-Pacific region. The fast expansion of global supply chains (typically comprised of firms, suppliers, distribution links and labour), which are cross-border business and production networks, … Continue reading →

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Asia’s international production networks: Will India be the next assembly centre

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Sivakumar

by Rahul Sen and Sadhana Srivastava This paper analyses the current state of participation of India in the international production networks (IPNs) of manufacturing industries in Asia, and identifies the constraints and challenges for India’s deeper participation in the near … Continue reading →

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INDIA: A NEW PLAYER IN ASIAN PRODUCTION NETWORKS?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Gopakumar

Edited by Witada Anukoonwattaka and Mia Mikic Studies in trade and Investment No.75, UNESCAP, December 2011 While the IPN phenomenon has accelerated trade and investment linkages between countries in East and South-East Asia, the remainder of the region has not … Continue reading →

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Production Networks in Asia: A Case Study from the Hard Disk Drive Industry

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Gopakumar

by Daisuke Hiratsuka ADBI Working Paper No.301, July 2011 Production networks have been extensively developed in East Asia. Previous studies on production networks used international trade data or input–output tables, but such aggregate data cannot explain how the networks actually … Continue reading →

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