Global Value Chains and Trade Competitiveness in Nigeria

                @article{CRSIJ26000490,
                  author = {Ohakpugwu Leonard Ugochukw, Nenbee Simon G., Nkoro Emeka},
                  title = {Global Value Chains and Trade Competitiveness in Nigeria},
                  journal = {Cosmo Research and Science International Journal},
                  year = {2026},
                  volume = {2},
                  number = {2},
                  pages = {910-922},
                  issn = {3108-1584},
                  url = {https://cosmorsij.com/published/CRSIJ26000490.pdf},
                  abstract = {The study examined global value chains and trade competitiveness in Nigeria between 2007 and 2025. The objectives of the study are to determine the effect of backward global value chain participation (BGV), logistics performance (LPI) and institutional quality (ISQ) on trade competitiveness (TCP) in Nigeria. The study used the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model as the estimation technique. The findings based on the ARDL bound test results showed that, there is a long run relationship between global value chains and trade competitiveness in Nigeria during the period of study. Also, the ARDL short run results showed that, backward global value chain participation had negative effect on trade competitiveness in Nigeria. Nevertheless, both logistics performance and institution quality are positively related with trade competitiveness in Nigeria during the period of study. Thus, it was concluded that, to a large extent, global value chain in terms of logistic performance and institutional quality positively contributed to increase in trade competitiveness in Nigeria between 2007 and 2025. Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst others that, it is imperative that the government and policy makers establish a definitive national policy regarding the development of value chains that incorporated the strategies that promote competitiveness in national trade.},
                  keywords = {Backward, Competitiveness, Global value, Institutional quality, Trade},
                  month = {September}
        }