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August 2023, Paper: "Harvard professor Pol Antràs came to Paris to give a lecture as part of the Summer School on trade organized by the Paris School of Economics from 26 to 30 June 2023. He presented his work focusing on the measurement of global value chains (GVCs) and the way they have shaped economics research in the field of international trade. This policy brief, written by Pamina Koenig, presents an overview of the results, which includes the difficult quantification of global value chains, their impact on the complexity of production processes and the expected consequences of trade policies."