Dr. Stefan Pahl

This paper aims to estimate the economic vulnerability of developing countries to disruptions in global value chains (GVCs) due to the pandemic. We confirm conjecture that countries most affected are those highly integrated in GVCs, mostly South-East Asian countries.

While participation in global value chains is widely associated with benefits for countries' development, environmental and social costs are becoming increasingly evident. The authors recommend that the G20 become a key global forum for exchange on this important challenge.

Trade analysis on the basis of countries’ export baskets can be misleading when production is globally fragmented. The chapter argues for a switch to analysis of the type of activities that are embodied in exports.

Sustainability in Global Value Chains Organisers: United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel Centre for Globalization, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), German Development Institute Prof. Dr. Jann Lay (Organiser), Dr. Stefan Pahl (Organiser)

Opening up the Black Box of Development: Capabilities, Structural Change and Innovation, Online Event and in Presence, hybrid, Pisa Organisers: Sant’ Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa Dr. Stefan Pahl (Speaker)