Arbeitspapier

Functional specialisation and working conditions in Europe

Specialisation in value-chain functions is one of the new phenomena introduced by global value chains and holds great potential for productivity gains. The advantages of global value chain integration, however, could be potentially countered by unfavourable functional specialisation. This study shows that functional specialisation in production activities ('fabrication') tends to hold back wages. For Central and East European EU member states, a specialisation as 'factory economies' could thus become a development trap.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Working Paper Forschungsförderung ; No. 284

Classification
Wirtschaft
Subject
GVC
FDI
social economy
global value chain

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Stöllinger, Roman
Leitner, Sandra M.
Zavarska, Zuzana
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
(where)
Düsseldorf
(when)
2023

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023051610080068074709
Last update
10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Stöllinger, Roman
  • Leitner, Sandra M.
  • Zavarska, Zuzana
  • Hans-Böckler-Stiftung

Time of origin

  • 2023

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