***Program of the workshop below****
The fragmentation of international production has become a defining feature of global trade and investments, with approximately 70% of international trade involved in it, including services, raw materials, and more. In this sense, the international organization of production plays a crucial role in understanding local economies, their policies, and their evolution. Developing economies have reorganized their trade and internationalization policies to adapt to this trend. While some nations have emerged as key providers of manufacturing and assembly, others, particularly Latin American economies, have deepened their specialization in the provision of natural resources.
This shift raises significant concerns for developing countries, which are focused on finding ways to integrate into more value-added steps in global value chains (GVCs) to promote economic catch-up. Meanwhile, high-income economies like the USA and Western Europe are revisiting industrial policies to re-industrialize their economies, promoting nearshoring in some industries.
The Workshop “The redefinition of the trade partners: Global value change, innovation and structural change” is presented to discuss these changes and tendencies between senior scholars and Ph.D. students about the effect of the new international events on local economies structures. In this regard, the workshop will be structured in two days of discussion, combining senior speakers’ sessions with student contributions during each day of the event.
On the first day of the workshop, the event will be centered on trade and international relations. In this regard, the discussion will be covers topics such us:
***Program of the workshop below****
The fragmentation of international production has become a defining feature of global trade and investments, with approximately 70% of international trade involved in it, including services, raw materials, and more. In this sense, the international organization of production plays a crucial role in understanding local economies, their policies, and their evolution. Developing economies have reorganized their trade and internationalization policies to adapt to this trend. While some nations have emerged as key providers of manufacturing and assembly, others, particularly Latin American economies, have deepened their specialization in the provision of natural resources.
This shift raises significant concerns for developing countries, which are focused on finding ways to integrate into more value-added steps in global value chains (GVCs) to promote economic catch-up. Meanwhile, high-income economies like the USA and Western Europe are revisiting industrial policies to re-industrialize their economies, promoting nearshoring in some industries.
The Workshop “The redefinition of the trade partners: Global value change, innovation and structural change” is presented to discuss these changes and tendencies between senior scholars and Ph.D. students about the effect of the new international events on local economies structures. In this regard, the workshop will be structured in two days of discussion, combining senior speakers’ sessions with student contributions during each day of the event.
On the first day of the workshop, the event will be centered on trade and international relations. In this regard, the discussion will be covers topics such us:
- International trade
- Unequal relation south-north
- International technology transfer
- Foreign Direct Investment effect on global south
During the second day of the workshop, the discussion will be held around the following topics:
- Global value chain
- Structural change
- Offshoring and nearshoring
- Effect of GVC in the Global South
How to apply
We invite all young scholars to submit an abstract for consideration to present during the student session. Selected participants outside Berlin will receive accommodation (based in double room, same gender) and partial travel stipend to cover the expenses of the trip to Berlin.
Relevant dates:
Application deadline (Extended!): April 15th
Applications results: April 16th
Dates of the workshop: May 19th and 20th
Workshop program
Day 1: May 19th
Place: Aula, Haus B
Berlin School of Economics and Law
Badensche Str. 52, 10825 Berlin
9:30 – 10:30 Welcome session and keynote speaker
- Dr. Christina Teipen, IPE and HWR Berlin
10:30 – 10:45: Coffee break
10:45 – 12:00: Unequal Specialization, the Global Energy Transition, and New Trade Blocks
- Dr. Warnecke-Berger, Universität Kassel
12:00 – 13:00: Lunch break
13:00 – 14:30: Student Session 1
- Divina Marte Sabado – Japan’s structural change and GVC reconfiguration: from the Lost Decade(s) to ranking as the most complex economy
- Laure Gnassou – Geopolitics of Lithium: Challenges of the DR Congo at the Forefront of the Green and Digital Transition
- Helena Gräf – Sustainability Governance under the Geo-Economic Turn: The Case of the Brazilian Battery Value Chain
14:30-15:00: Break
15:00 – 16:30: Keynote speaker: Governance and upgrading in GVCs. Policies and institutions
- Dr. Carlo Pietrobelli, UNESCO Chairon “Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Development in Latin America” at the United Nations University UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, and Professor of Economics at Roma Tre University, Rome
Day 2: May 20th
Place: Aula, Haus B
Berlin School of Economics and Law.
Badensche Str. 52, 10825 Berlin
9:00 – 10:30 – Student Session 2.
- Ignacio Silva Neira – Redefining Global Trade Patterns: BRICS, G7 and Technological Trade
- Luciano Moretti – Rethinking the China-Argentina Relationship: new dependencies in the XXI century
- Antonio Vicencio – The law of economic interdependencies
10:30 – 10:50 Coffee Break.
10:50 – 12:20 – Student Session 3.
- Melike Döver – Gains from regional trade integration? An analysis of SADC’s value chain integration in the transport equipment sector
- Martin Middelanis – Regional South-South Trade and the Dutch Disease: The Case of Latin American Manufacturing Exports
- Benedetta Papuccio – Functional Specialization in Global Value Chains: Unveiling Investment Opportunities in MENA Countries
12:20 – 13:30 – Lunch break.
13:30 – 15:30 – Round Table Discussion: Trade and FDI in the Current Global Climate
Chair: Ignacio Silva Neira, IPE-YSI
- Dr. Jennifer Pédussel Wu, IPE and HWR Berlin
- Dr. Andrea Coveri, Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo
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