Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/238504 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper Series No. 1147
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
This study explores firm-level data from the Philippines to uncover new stylized facts about the participation of manufacturing small and medium enterprise (SMEs) in global value chains (GVCs). The empirical analysis shows that manufacturing SMEs are weakly connected to foreign markets, especially to GVCs. Compared to large manufacturers, SMEs also trade fewer products with a smaller set of foreign partners. The evidence also suggests that self-selection into exporting and importing may be more relevant for SMEs than for large manufacturers. The logistic regressions partly support this view, with TFP being a significant contributor to the GVC entry of SMEs but not of large manufacturers. In general, the factors driving GVC entry are not exactly the same for small and large manufacturers. For large firms, employment size and R&D are significant. On the other hand, age and TFP seem to be the variables that uniquely determine the GVC participation of Philippine SMEs. Foreign ownership, past importing activities, and proximity to economic zones can be considered universal factors important to all establishments. The regressions also indicate that SMEs may be disproportionately affected by changes in the policy environment. Finally, the results highlight some asymmetries in the factors that affect the GVC entry and exit of manufacturing SMEs. Only size and foreign ownership make significant positive contributions to survival.
Subjects: 
SMEs
Philippine manufacturing
global value chains
firm entry and exit
JEL: 
F14
F23
L20
L25
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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