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Julia Cajal-Grossi
The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva (IHEID)
Julia Cajal-Grossi is an Assistant Professor in Economics at the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID) and a CEPR Affiliate in the Trade (ITRE) and Development (DEV) Programmes. She does research at the intersection between development, international trade and industrial organization. Julia studies microeconomic aspects of firm behavior and interfirm relationships in developing countries. She is one of the organizers of the Geneva Trade and Development Workshop.
MORE ABOUT JULIA CAJAL-GROSSI >2023
Julia Cajal-Grossi, Davide Del Prete, and Rocco Macchiavello
Supply chain disruptions and sourcing strategies
Supply chain disruptions have recently been at the center of both academic and policy debates. After reviewing some of the emerging literature on supply chain disruptions, we discuss the role of buyers' sourcing strategies in mediating responses to such shocks. We focus on two dimensions of a b...
Laura Boudreau, Julia Cajal-Grossi, and Rocco Macchiavello
Global Value Chains in Developing Countries: A Relational Perspective from Coffee and Garments
There is a consensus that global value chains have aided developing countries' growth. This essay highlights the governance complexities arising from participating in such chains, drawing from lessons we have learned conducting research in the coffee and garment supply chains. Market power of i...
2023
Julia Cajal-Grossi, Rocco Macchiavello, and Guillermo Noguera
Buyers’ Sourcing Strategies and Suppliers’ Markups in Bangladeshi Garments
Do suppliers' margins in global value chains depend on buyers' approach to sourcing? We distinguish between international buyers adopting relational versus spot sourcing strategies in the Bangladeshi garment sector. Our data allow us to match inputs used by exporters to produce specific or...
