Discussion Paper

A Sourcing Risk Index for U.S. Manufacturing Industries


Abstract: Modern manufacturing production is organized in complex global value chains (GVCs), whereby the production process of a good is split into multiple stages across many countries and sectors. By allowing producers to specialize in a narrow set of tasks according to their comparative advantage, GVCs have brought significant productivity gains.

https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3367

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Provider: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Part of Series: FEDS Notes

Publication Date: 2023-09-08

Number: 2023-09-08-4