%0 Journal Article %T Weakening of the production linkages in the world economy as a factor of the global trade slowdown in 2008–2015 %A Białowąs, Tomasz %J International Business and Global Economy %V 2018 %R 10.4467/23539496IB.18.016.9389 %N Volume 37 %P 231-243 %K international trade, value added trade, fragmentation of production %@ 2300-6102 %D 2018 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/ibage/article/oslabienie-powiazan-produkcyjnych-w-gospodarce-swiatowej-jako-czynnik-spowolnienia-handlu-miedzynarodowego-w-latach-2008-2015 %X The main goal of the paper is to evaluate the extent of production de-fragmentation and its impact on the world trade flows slowdown in 2008–2015. Financial and economic crisis of 2008–2009 resulted in a deepest breakdown of world trade after World War II. The subsequent economic boom was not reflected in the growth rates of world exports. One of the mentioned reasons of trade stagnation is the weakening of the connections within the global value chains. The results of the analysis conclude that the biggest impact on the declining share of foreign value added in global trade and, as a consequence, decreasing income elasticity of exports stems from changes in Chinese specialization and, in particular, the growing share of domestic input in Chinese exports