JCI-WP-2024-02 Does Economic Policy Uncertainty Impact Firm GVC Participation? Microdata Evidence from India
In this study, using detailed firm-level data, we examine the implications of economic policy uncertainty on GVC integration of Indian manufacturing firms. Using panel-data from 2004-2021, we find that economic policy uncertainty (EPU) impedes GVC participation of the firm. Further, we find that the impact of EPU on GVC participation operates via the financial constraint channel with higher leveraged and low liquidity firms. Using survival analysis we also highlight that higher EPU results in higher exit from GVCs, and lower entry into GVCs.
Author(s)
Ketan Reddy
Indian Institute of Technology
Subash Sasidharan
Indian Institute of Technology
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