01884cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018157 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484335109 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Amendolagine, Vito. FDI, Global Value Chains, and Local Sourcing in Developing Countries / Vito Amendolagine, Andrea Presbitero, Roberta Rabellotti, Marco Sanfilippo. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (40 pages) IMF Working Papers <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 The local sourcing of intermediate products is one the main channels for foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers. This paper investigates whether and how participation and positioning in the global value chains (GVCs) of host countries is associated to local sourcing by foreign investors. Matching two firm-level data sets of 19 Sub-Saharan African countries and Vietnam to country-sector level measures of GVC involvement, we find that more intense GVC participation and upstream specialization are associated to a higher share of inputs sourced locally by foreign investors. These effects are larger in countries with stronger rule of law and better education. Mode of access: Internet Presbitero, Andrea. Rabellotti, Roberta. Sanfilippo, Marco. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/284 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2017/284/001.2017.issue-284-en.xml IMF e-Library