The production of most goods is increasingly organized along global value chains, in which different stages of the production process are fragmented across countries. The Second Conference on Global Value Chains, Trade and Development will take place in Geneva on September 22-23, 2016, with the goal of stimulating research on the important and timely questions raised be the emergence of global value chains.
The conference is organized by Paola Conconi (Director of the CEPR Research Network on Global Value Chains, Trade and Development), Richard Baldwin (Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute, Geneva and CEPR) and Daria Taglioni (Global Solutions Lead of the World Bank’s Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice).
Confirmed speakers:
- Robert Koopman (WTO)
- Ralph Ossa (University of Chicago)