TY - JOUR
T1 - Global production sharing: Exploring Australia's competitive edge
AU - Athukorala, Premachandra
AU - Tala, Talgaswatta
AU - Majeed, Omer
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Cross-border dispersion of production processes within vertically integrated global industries ("global production sharing") has been an increasingly important structural feature of economic globalisation in the recent decades. This paper examines patterns and determinants of global production sharing with an emphasis on how Australian manufacturing fits into global production networks (GPNs). Though Australia is a minor player in GPNs, there is evidence that Australian manufacturing has a distinct competitive edge in specialised, skill-intensive tasks in several industries such as aircraft, medical devices, machine tools, measuring and scientific equipment and photographic equipment. Specialisation in high-value-to-weight components and final goods within GPNs, which are suitable for air transport, helps Australian manufacturing to overcome the "tyranny of distance" in world trade. Being predominantly "relationship specific," Australian GPN exports are not significantly susceptible to real exchange rate appreciation.
AB - Cross-border dispersion of production processes within vertically integrated global industries ("global production sharing") has been an increasingly important structural feature of economic globalisation in the recent decades. This paper examines patterns and determinants of global production sharing with an emphasis on how Australian manufacturing fits into global production networks (GPNs). Though Australia is a minor player in GPNs, there is evidence that Australian manufacturing has a distinct competitive edge in specialised, skill-intensive tasks in several industries such as aircraft, medical devices, machine tools, measuring and scientific equipment and photographic equipment. Specialisation in high-value-to-weight components and final goods within GPNs, which are suitable for air transport, helps Australian manufacturing to overcome the "tyranny of distance" in world trade. Being predominantly "relationship specific," Australian GPN exports are not significantly susceptible to real exchange rate appreciation.
U2 - 10.1111/twec.12495
DO - 10.1111/twec.12495
M3 - Article
VL - Online
SP - 1
EP - 21
JO - The World Economy
JF - The World Economy
ER -