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Does global value chain participation and position lead to innovation in an emerging economy? Industry-level evidence from Indian manufacturing industries

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  • Thakur, Rahul
  • Sharma, Sakshi

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This study examines the relationship between global value chain (GVC) embeddedness (participation and position) and innovation performance in India using data from the TiVA database for 14 manufacturing industries over the period 2009–2018. To account for the endogeneity issue arising due to reverse causality, the study employs a two-step system GMM. Empirical results show that GVC participation and position both significantly positively affect innovation performance, measured by the number of patent applications filed. However, participation has an inverted U-shaped impact. We contribute to the existing literature by further splitting GVC participation into forward and backward participations and finding that only forward GVC participation significantly impacts an emerging country’s innovation performance. These findings suggest that policymakers in emerging countries should prioritize improving GVC position through increased R&D expenditures rather than relying solely on excessive GVC participation for enhancing innovation.

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  • Thakur, Rahul & Sharma, Sakshi, 2025. "Does global value chain participation and position lead to innovation in an emerging economy? Industry-level evidence from Indian manufacturing industries," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 186(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:186:y:2025:i:c:s0148296324004934
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114989
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