Korea in GVCs

Client
Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade (KIET)
GVC Center (GVCC)
KIET commissioned Duke GVCC to analyze Korea's participation in the global electronics and shipbuilding industries to identify broader lessons for Korea’s future ambitions for industrial transformation. The research draws on multiple data sources: an extensive review of the academic and business literature for the two industries; in-country interviews with representatives from the private sector, industry associations, research institutions, and regulatory bodies; national economic growth plans; aggregated international and national trade data.

NC & SC Textile Industry

Client
NC Department of Commerce
SC Council on Competitiveness
NC State University (NCSU)
My research on the textile industry began with conducting the first ever in-depth mapping of the NC textile industry (2006). This entailed developing a database of over 1,000 companies, providing a detailed analysis of NC’s position in the chain and identifying geographic clusters. The second phase (2007) was the creation of Textile Connect, a website that provides the results of the initial mapping that serves as a resource to find local textile suppliers.

Philippines in GVCs

Client
USAID
GVC Center (GVCC)
USAID, through the STRIDE and USAID Advancing Philippine Competitiveness Project (COMPETE) financed a research project with Duke GVCC to support the Philippines new industry development policies. The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI), the industry development and investment promotion arm of the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) was our local partner. I was in the Philippines four times: November 2015 and January 2016 (electronics & auto interviews), February 2017 (Manila and Cebu for 10 shipbuilding interviews) and July 2017 (Manila-final presentation).