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The Effect of Integration with Global Apparel Value Chain

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  • Mizanur Rahman
  • Takrima Sayeda

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This article estimates the effect of integration with global apparel value chain on performance of Bangladesh apparel firms. The study does it by estimating an augmented Cobb–Douglas production function. The findings show that both backward linkage with foreign suppliers of intermediate inputs and forward linkage with global retailers of apparels positively affect firms’ output and labour productivity. By contrast, backward linkages with local suppliers have adverse effects on firm performances. The findings imply that it is a firm’s integration with the global apparel value chain, not the conventional backward linkage with domestic suppliers, that defines success of Bangladesh apparel industry in a globalizing world.

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  • Mizanur Rahman & Takrima Sayeda, 2016. "The Effect of Integration with Global Apparel Value Chain," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 17(2), pages 248-270, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:soueco:v:17:y:2016:i:2:p:248-270
    DOI: 10.1177/1391561416650587
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    Keywords

    Apparel; global value chain; backward linkage; forward linkage; Bangladesh;
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    JEL classification:

    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production

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