Philippines in GVCs

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). I analyzed three proprietary firm-level datasets within the scope of the project: Customs data – imports & exports (2007-2014), DTI-BOI firm registrations (1974-2015), and PEZA firm and activity registration (1974-2015).
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Project duration

1 year, 9 months

Korea in GVCs

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. The report has five chapters. The second project built on recommendations from the first project with KIET to explore opportunities in digital technology-related services.
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Project duration

Project 1: September 2016-August 2017 (11 months)
Project 2: March 2018-October 2018 (8 months)