Participation of kazakhstan pharmaceutical companies in global value chains
Frolova E.D. Abdurahkmanova Z.A. Ishukov A.A.
2021Institute of Economics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Economy of Regions
2021#17Issue 2473 - 485 pp.
Growing interest of national economies in global value chains (GVCs) and the lack of micro-level research brought us to study the integration of countries in GVCs at the enterprise level (using the example of the pharmaceutical industry). We examine the situation in the Republic of Kazakhstan that is beginning to integrate into GVCs. Results of a questionnaire survey of the countrys pharmaceutical companies are considered along with public statistics. We developed a methodology to analyse the participation of a national entity in GVCs at the micro-level (including the enterprise participation in GVCs) and assess the performance of Kazakh pharmaceutical companies. The research is based on export and import data. A hypothesis on the participation of national pharmaceutical enterprises was partially confirmed: Several surveyed companies participate in generic drugs GVCs at the production level, thus the value added is low. Features of pioneering entry into pharmaceutical global value chains for countries lacking such integration experience were demonstrated on a specific example. The obtained results can be used by countries starting the process of integration into pharmaceutical GVCs, as well as by Kazakhstan when developing the pharmaceutical industry.
Analysis of GVC participation , Backward participation , Enterprise level , Enterprise participation in GVCs , Generic drugs , Global value chains (GVCs) , GVC analysis , Pharmaceutical companies , Pioneering entry into GVCs , Republic of Kazakhstan , Value added configuration
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Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., Ekaterinburg, 620002, Russian Federation
Karaganda Economic University of Kazpotrebsoyuz, 9 Akademicheskaya St., Karaganda, 100009, Kazakhstan
Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of RAS, 29, Moskovskaya St., Ekaterinburg, 620014, Russian Federation
Ural Federal University
Karaganda Economic University of Kazpotrebsoyuz
Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of RAS
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