A Rise in Global Value Chains Participation: Stimulus for the New Goods?

While the past literature on international trade often dealt with the impact of trade policy such as tariffs, and preferential trade agreements, the current fragmented production network highlights the significance of GVCs. We empirically tested the relationship between GVCs participation and the international trade patterns. The results showed that both backward and forward participation in GVCs have positive relationship with the diversification of goods but negative relationship with the growth of incumbent goods.