cturingproduction,thusreducingopportunitiesfordevelopingcountriestoparticipateinGVCs,ortheymaystrengthenGVCsbyreducingcoordinationandmatchingcostsbetweenbuyersandsuppliers.Despitetheaggregategainstheycreate,trade,automationanddigitaltechnologiescancausedisruptionandwidenexist-ingdisparitiesacrossregionsandindividuals.prehensiveadjustmentpolicies.Whilesmallandmedium-sizedenterprises(SMEs)areunder-representedinGVCs,thedigitaleconomyprovidesnewopportunitiesforSMEstoplayamoreactiverole.OpenandtransparentpoliciestendtopromoteGVC-ledgrowthmorethanimport-reducingpoliciestargetedatraisingtheshareofdomesticvalue-addedinexports.Usingvalue-addedtraderatherthangrosstradestatisticsiscrucialtounderstandingGVCsandtheirimpactonjobs.Effortstocontinuetoimprovethequalityoftheseestimatesarestronglyencouraged.