We examine whether and how a country’s centrality in global value chains (GVCs) is dependent upon the extent to which its regulatory regime differs from the global norm, using country and sector-level data from OECD and UNCTAD. We find that the more similar a country’s regulatory regime is to global standards the more likely the country is to play a dominant role in GVCs. Our findings suggest that a country could enhance its centrality in GVCs by harmonising a set of technical regulations to the global standards.

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监管距离全球标准的距离对一国在全球价值链中的中心地位的影响

我们使用经合组织和贸发会议的国家和行业数据，研究一个国家在全球价值链中的中心地位以及是否取决于其监管制度与全球规范的差异程度。我们发现，一个国家的监管制度与全球标准越相似，该国家就越有可能在全球价值链中发挥主导作用。我们的研究结果表明，一个国家可以通过使一系列技术法规与全球标准保持一致来增强其在全球价值链中的中心地位。