WTO Chair (NWU) - Workshop on Global Value Chains (GVCs) and Trade in Value Added (TiVA) for researchers and policy makers - Chaire de l'OMC (NWU) - Atelier de l'OMC sur les chaines de valeurs mondiales et le commerce en valeur ajoutée pour les chercheurs et les décideurs politiques - Cátedra de la OMC (NWU) - Taller sobre las cadenas de valor mundiales (GVCs) y comercio de valor añadido (TiVA) para investigadores y diseãdores de políticas

Description

The objective of the course is to provide researchers and policy makers with a good knowledge of Trade in Value Added (TiVA) and Global Value Chains (GVCs) concepts and indicators as well as to assist them in accessing and using TiVA online databases. With the view to enable the participants to carry out studies on TiVA related to trade policy matters.

The course will be broken down in two parts. One Workshop specifically addressed to researchers that will cover the trade in value added concept, the underlying data and the main TiVA-GVC indicators. Focus will be made on the available online tools and databases (such as OECD-WTO TiVA database, WIOD and EORA database), their access and use through live demos.

The Workshop will be followed by a set of presentations, more dedi

Notes/Key results
4. MPs, journalists and civil society interacting with WTO; and students or academic institutions supported by WTO are dealing with trade policy and WTO-related subjects

Trade Information
Project Number	WCP17/8
Trade Category	Tariff Negotiations - Non-Agricultural Market Access
Dates	30/05/2017 - 01/06/2017
Reporting Agency	World Trade Organization (WTO)
Implementing Agencies / Countries	North-West University of Potchefstroom Campus - South Africa World Trade Organization (WTO)
Cooperating Agencies
Host Country	South Africa
Invited Countries

E-mail contact / Web Address
trta.admin@wto.org