Trade, Structural Adjustments and Productivity Growth in Vietnam: The Shift to Services

This paper examines the development of Vietnam's services sector in terms of economic liberalization and global value chain (GVC) activities. In particular, the analysis focuses on the growth of e-commerce services. The study uses domestic Input-Output tables and the TiVA database to identify backward and forward linkages between the country's services and manufacturing sectors. Apart from mapping e-commerce activities, the paper also makes key policy recommendations to improve service linkages and GVC activities in Vietnam.