Role of Metropolis in Regional and Global Dimension of Value-Added Chain: Examples from Warsaw and Its Region

Mariusz-Jan Radło () and Ewelina Szczech-Pietkiewicz
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Mariusz-Jan Radło: Global Economic Interdependence Department, World Economy Research Institute, Collegium of World Economy, Warsaw School of Economics, al. Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warszawa, Poland
Ewelina Szczech-Pietkiewicz: European Union Unit, Institute of International Economic Policy, Collegium of World Economy, Warsaw School of Economics, al. Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warszawa, Poland

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-18

Abstract: The paper aims to present the role of cities and their surroundings (metropolis) in the creation and flow of value, in order to shift the focus of analysis towards the geography of value chains. The analysis combines notions of a network of cities with value-added chains, usually examined separately, to identify the synergies between them and progress in the methodology of the combination. The aim of the paper is to identify the role of the metropolis in connecting the national and regional economy with the world economy within value chains. We present the metropolis not only as a node in global value chains, but also as an intermediary between global, national, and regional economies. We show that the Warsaw metropolis is strongly linked with itself and the rest of the national economy. In the case of the Mazovia region, the strongest links are with the national economy followed by backward links with the metropolis.

Keywords: value chains; production chains; metropolises; cities in value chains (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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