| The largest trade area in the world was officially launched as RCEP came into effect.RCEP is profit to restructure the production network in the Asia-Pacific region,and further promote the regional development of GVC.RCEP countries includes many developing countries,which have long been engaged in low-end links,resulting in little domestic value-added.Therefore,clarifying the GVC position and influencing factors of RCEP countries will help them move up the value chain.This paper uses the data of ADB-MRIO from 2007-2021,and classifies industries according to factor intensity.The WWZ method is used to calculate the GVC participation indexes and GVC position index of the RCEP countries.Then analyze the calculation results from the national and industrial levels.It uses regression to analyze the impact of value chain factors,internal factors and external factors on the GVC position of RCEP countries.In order to make the conclusions more precise,this paper has carried out robustness test,country heterogeneity analysis and industry heterogeneity analysis.Finally,suggestions are put forward to promote the GVC position of RCEP countries.The study found that: First,the forward participation degree is higher than the backward participation degree.The five countries with the highest GVC position are Brunei,Japan,South Korea,Australia and China,and the rest of the RCEP countries form a clear fault with the top five.Second,the forward participation degree of Brunei,Australia and other resource-based countries is higher than the backward participation degree.China,Japan and South Korea have high GVC participation index in manufacturing industry,and the GVC position of Japan and South Korea is higher than that of China.The service industry in the Philippines,Indonesia,Thailand and other countries has higher GVC position index than other RCEP countries.Third,forward participation,factor endowment,technological innovation level,foreign direct investment,institutional quality and opening up level help to improve the GVC position of RCEP countries,while backward participation has a restraining effect on the rise of GVC position.Fourth,forward participation,factor endowment,technological innovation level,and openness are key factors that promote the improvement of the division of labor status of high-income countries in the region;Factors such as forward participation and backward participation can promote the rise of the division of labor status in middle and high-income countries;Improving the quality of the system helps to enhance the division of labor status of low and middle-income countries.Fifth,from an industrial perspective,forward participation,institutional quality,and level of openness have a positive impact on the improvement of the division of labor status in primary industries;Backward participation,factor endowment,and institutional quality significantly promote the improvement of the division of labor and capital intensive manufacturing industry;In addition,factors such as forward participation and technological innovation level are also important factors that contribute to the rise of the division of labor in knowledge intensive manufacturing and service industries.It is suggested to deepen value chain cooperation,change from backward participation mode to forward participation mode,and pay attention to the supporting role of factor endowment,technological innovation level,foreign direct investment,system quality and opening level on the RCEP regional production network. |
