scholarly journals Nestedness-Based Measurement of Evolutionarily Stable Equilibrium of Global Production System

Entropy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 1077
Author(s):  
Jiaqi Ren ◽  
Lizhi Xing ◽  
Yu Han ◽  
Xianlei Dong
Keyword(s):  
Economic System ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Production System ◽  
Stable Equilibrium ◽  
Dynamic Equilibrium ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Biological Species ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Trade Network ◽  
Industrial Sectors

A nested structure is a structural feature that is conducive to system stability formed by the coevolution of biological species in mutualistic ecosystems The coopetition relationship and value flow between industrial sectors in the global value chain are similar to the mutualistic ecosystem in nature. That is, the global economic system is always changing to form one dynamic equilibrium after another. In this paper, a nestedness-based analytical framework is used to define the generalist and specialist sectors for the purpose of analyzing the changes in the global supply pattern. We study why the global economic system can reach a stable equilibrium, what the role of different sectors play in the steady status, and how to enhance the stability of the global economic system. In detail, the domestic trade network, export trade network and import trade network of each country are extracted. Then, an econometric model is designed to analyze how the microstructure of the production system affects a country’s macroeconomic performance.

Trade brokerage property of industrial sectors on the global value chain

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (23) ◽  
pp. 1750212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lizhi Xing ◽  
Xiaoyu Xu ◽  
Jun Guan ◽  
Xianlei Dong
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Economic Globalization ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
The World ◽  
Simultaneous Study ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Domestic Economies

ICIO data have proven itself to be a reliable source for the analysis of economic globalization, with which sectors all over the world could be constructed into a sophisticated GVC, bringing the advantages of simultaneous study on international and domestic economies in detail as a holistic network. This paper uses OECD–WTO TiVA data to set up GIVCN-TiVA networks as the general analytical framework, depicting the transferring process of intermediate goods among sectors of various countries/regions. Secondly, the conception of brokerage roles in SNA has been adopted to redefine sector’s function while linkage exists between its upstream providers and downstream consumers, referred to as “Trade Brokerage Property”, as well as to quantify the ratio of each types of the roles. Thirdly, a set of simulations have been defined to testify the contribution that different TBPs incur to the robustness of global economic system. Finally, analyses on TBPs and NTBPs have been carried out in the levels of industry and country/region, respectively.

Implementing a Fuzzy Logic Based Algorithm to Predict Solar and Wind Energies in a Hybrid Renewable Energy System

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanaa Faquir ◽  
Ali Yahyaouy ◽  
Hamid Tairi ◽  
Jalal Sabor
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Input Parameter ◽  
Energy System ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy System ◽  
Renewable Energy System ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy

The use of multi sources systems of energy progressed significantly in different industrial sectors. Between all the existing sources of energy, batteries and renewable sources, such as photovoltaic and wind, contain the highest specified energy. However, solar and wind energies are not available all the time, their performance is affected by unpredictable weather changes and therefore, it is difficult to control as it is not always feasible to obtain an accurate mathematical model of the controlled system. Also, uncertainty of the wind power can affect system stability. This paper presents a computer algorithm based on fuzzy logic control (FLC) to estimate the wind and solar energies in a hybrid renewable energy system from natural factors. The wind power was estimated using the wind speed as an input parameter and the solar power was estimated using the temperature and the lighting as input parameters.

scholarly journals COVID CRISIS AND TOURISM EVOLUTION IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: ADAPT TO REALITIES OR REINVENT THE FUTURE?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Vasile Andrei ◽  
◽  
Mihaela Cristina Drăgoi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic System ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Synoptic Analysis ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Multiplicative Effects

The health crisis has exerted a significant pressure on the global economic system, implicitly on the evolution of tourism, value chain creation and supply chains, generating shocks on various national economic sectors. In this context, the objective of the paper is to make a brief synoptic analysis on the evolution of the tourism sector in some EU countries. Two periods of time were considered - before the onset of the pandemic (2018-2019) and during the pandemic (in 2020). The results of the analysis confirm the specific trends of reducing the multiplicative effects that tourism has on the economy as well as the decrease, even contracting of the sector, a phenomenon identified through specific analyzed indicators.

scholarly journals What Causes the Virtual Agglomeration of Creative Industries?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9232
Author(s):  
Xu Chen ◽  
Chunhong Liu ◽  
Yao Jiang ◽  
Changchun Gao
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Force Model ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Virtual Platform

The agglomeration paradigm for creative industries has fundamentally changed under the digital economy, giving rise to a new form of virtual agglomeration within these industries. This study explores the causes of this virtual agglomeration. We collected online Chinese news texts related to the virtual agglomeration of the creative industry, used text mining to identify nine factors affecting its formation, and refined the internal and external factors for an analytical framework based on the PEST (political, economic, social, technological) and value-chain models. We then combined the relevant literature and the creative industry’s development practices, analyzed the mechanism of each driving factor, and constructed a driving-force model for the creative industry’s virtual agglomeration. The external driving factors were government policy planning, the digital economic environment, emerging consumer demand, and the application of innovative technology; the internal factors were the digitalization of cultural resources, flexible manufacturing, digital marketing and promotion, online interactive services, and virtual platform facilities. Each factor was found to contribute to virtual agglomeration through different internal mechanisms. This study’s findings have theoretical and practical value for cultivating the modes of virtual agglomeration within creative industries.

The intellectual capital needs of a transitioning economy

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 466-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan O'Connor ◽  
Kai Du ◽  
Göran Roos
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Intangible Asset ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Economic Productivity ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Industry Sectors

Purpose – Developed economies with high-cost environments face industrial transitions from scale-based manufacturing (MAN) to knowledge, technology and intangible asset-based sectors. The purpose of this paper is to examine the changes in employment and value-adding profiles of transitioning industry sectors in Australia and discuss the implications for policy that influences the intellectual capital (IC) profile of industrial sectors in transition. Design/methodology/approach – The approach borrowed concepts from the firm-level strategic management literature and applied them to a macro level of industry analysis. In this paper the authors examine the transitions in the Australian economy which, due to a rising cost base, is experiencing a decline in its value chain-oriented MAN sector. The authors contrast four industry sectors with the MAN sector and examine the different value creation models. Findings – The findings clearly show how the contribution to employment and value added (termed Economic Value Contribution ) of the different sectors vary. The authors extend these findings to a discussion on policy and the dimensions of IC that may have a role to play in facilitating transitions within an economy. The main conclusion is that a more rapid transition and higher value may be created if innovation and entrepreneurship are facilitated by targeted policies in transitioning sector. Research limitations/implications – This work is based on a single country analysis of selected industry sectors. Further work needs to be done across many more countries to contrast the findings across nations/regions that differ in industrial complexity and to refine the analytical framework to improve construct validity and increase analytical power. Practical implications – This work has implications for policy-makers facing the challenges of a transitioning economy, whether national or regional. Governments that are hands-on with respect to interventions to salvage and/or extend the life of sectors are at risk of missing opportunities to build the capacities and capabilities of emerging sectors while those governments that are hands-off, deferring to market mechanisms, risk transitions that are too little and/or too late to maintain a national or regional competitiveness. Originality/value – To the authors knowledge, this is the first attempt to integrate the specific firm-level strategic management perspectives, used in this paper, with the macro-policy level to examine industry sectors with the twin metrics of economic productivity and employment in transitioning economies.

Measuring economies’ pivotability on the global value chain under the perspective of inter-country input–output network

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150289
Author(s):  
Lizhi Xing ◽  
Yu Han ◽  
Dawei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Betweenness Centrality ◽  
Value Added ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Trade Disputes ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Edge Based ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Under the dual background of trade disputes between China and the United States and the epidemic of 2019 novel coronavirus, the existing Global Value Chain (GVC) division and trading system are facing unprecedented impact. This paper reinforces the present studies on international trade by analyzing the fragments of GVC, which are made of numerous Inter-Country Input–Output (ICIO) relations. We first redefine the inter-country and inter-sector propagating process of intermediate goods, coming up with the concept of Strongest Relevance Path Length (SRPL) based on Revised Floyd–Warshall Algorithm (RFWA). Second, enlightened by betweenness centrality, we introduce Weighted Betweenness Centrality of Edge based on RFWA to measure the Value-Added Pivotability of Input–Output Relations, which brings forth pivotability at domestic, international, and global levels. The results show how much a given country can influence the world economic pattern by linking worldwide upstream and downstream industrial sectors, be it at home or abroad. Also, we can try to explain what is the cause of the phenomenon that the economic influence of nations is trading off and taking turns with all sorts of local or even global evens happening.

Assessing the Impact of E-Commerce on SMEs in Value Chains

2004 ◽  
pp. 180-198
Author(s):  
Judith Jeffcoate ◽  
Caroline Chappell ◽  
Sylvie Feindt
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Case Studies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Chain Transformation ◽  
Specific Contribution

This chapter is intended as a contribution to the establishment of a theoretical foundation for the e-commerce field. Our specific contribution to methodology is through the description of a qualitative approach based on multiple case studies across industry and country boundaries. This has enabled us to propose an analytical framework that will identify the triggers for value chain transformation that will encourage SMEs to adopt e-commerce. The chapter describes seven elements that make up this framework, including the automation of value activity interactions between partners in the value chain. These elements form the basis for a discussion of future trends.

Interview with Caroline Couret about the Creative Tourism Network ®.

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-61
Author(s):  
Caroline Couret ◽  
Cláudia Pato de Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Negative Externalities ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
A Value

Abstract Introduces what Creative Tourism Network is, the paper also presents how creative tourism is important. Creative tourism is important in two main ways: it meets a growing and irreversible demand that reflects social changes more than a marketing gimmick, and it is, above all, perceived by the territories as a lever for sustainable development. Indeed, far from being considered as a danger for local communities as mainstream tourism used to be; creative tourism is valued for its capacity to create a value chain at the local and regional scale, by turning weaknesses and negative externalities into a virtuous ecosystem. In addition to this, assets such as communities' empowerment, inclusiveness, seasonality, resilience, intangible heritage recovery, social cohesion, and governance (just to mention a few) are applicable to any kind of destination and are particularly beneficial for the rural areas that cannot rely on other industrial sectors. The destinations that are part of the Creative Tourism Network ® are labelled 'CreativeFriendly' for guaranteeing both the quality and authenticity of the creative experiences they are promoting, as well as for the value chain generated through the project design.

scholarly journals Gender and Comparative Advantage: Feminist–Heterodox Theorizing about Globalization

Economies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Shaianne T. Osterreich
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Value Chain Analysis ◽  
Trade Patterns ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
The Impact

Heterodox feminist scholars have argued that global trade patterns reflect patterns of competitive advantage—rather than comparative advantage—and that that competitive advantage is gendered. Further, they have suggested that we need more theoretical and empirical scholarship in this area. This paper assesses the state of the literature against this call to action for more feminist–heterodox work on trade, with an emphasis on the manufacturing sector. New strands on the impact of gender on global production have been developed, including (a) integrating gender relations into global value chain analysis, (b) empirical work examining possible trends in the de-feminization of industrial sectors with technological upgrading, and (c) conceptual and empirical work on the interplay between gender, social provisioning, informal work, and the informalization of formal work. The first two strands, although well developed, would benefit from more research that is better integrated with the third strand. Further, this whole range of scholarly work needs to contend more broadly with the causes and effects of persistent gender-based occupational segregation, which underpins all three strands of work. A lot of excellent work has been done, and yet, more scholarship is needed to best understand the extent to which employment in industrial exports can function as a means to gender equity, empowerment, and mobility.

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