01870cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013845 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484347225 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. German-Central European Supply Chain-Cluster Report : Staff Report, First Background Note, Second Background Note, Third Background Note. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (87 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper discusses key findings of the Cluster Report on German-Central European Supply Chain (GCESC). Since the 1990s, a GCESC has evolved, manufacturing goods for export to the rest of the world. Reflecting this, bilateral trade linkages between Germany and the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and the Slovak Republic (CE4) have expanded rapidly. Participation in the GCESC has led to technology transfers to CE4 countries and accelerated income convergence. Export growth in knowledge-intensive sectors has been particularly rapid in the CE4. It is also observed that complementarities between supply chain activities and domestic production have led to greater synchronization of the business cycle among GCESC countries. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/263 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2013/263/002.2013.issue-263-en.xml IMF e-Library