Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/327117 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
Sustainable Global Supply Chains Discussion Papers No. 11
Publisher: 
Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains, Bonn
Abstract: 
Despite the growing evidence on the importance of African countries' participation in global value chains (GVCs), relatively little is known about the role of innovation. This paper tends to fill this gap by examining the effects of innovation on firms' GVC participation in francophone Africa. We rely on survey data covering over 9535 firms in 18 countries. Using propensity score matching and instrumental variable methods, we find strong evidence that innovation is positively related to firms' GVC participation, with large variation across innovation and GVC measures. We also find that the innovation impact varies according to firm size, with significant effects for small firms.
Subjects: 
Innovation
Global Value Chains
Firm
Francophone Africa
JEL: 
Q55
F14
D24
O55
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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