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GVC involvement and the gender wage gap: Micro -evidence on European countries

Abstract

We examine linkages between involvement in global value chains (GVCs) and gender wage inequalities. We use merged data from Structure of Earnings Survey and the World Input Output Database covering 18 European countries. We employ information on employees’ personal and company characteristics and a sectoral involvement in GVCs. In general, the wages of workers from sectors more involved in GVCs are lower. However, the relationship between GVC and wages differs according to gender: women are more affected by the negative impact of greater trade involvement than men. There is some education/skill heterogeneity: workers with a medium level of education and medium skills are most affected. Our results show different patterns for concentrated and competitive industries: a greater female wage penalty due to GVC intensification is observed in less competitive sectors. Finally, using the RIF decomposition we differentiate GWG into explained and unexplained part with GVC being responsible for the latter.

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Category:
Articles
Type:
artykuły w czasopismach
Published in:
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics no. 63, pages 268 - 282,
ISSN: 0954-349X
Language:
English
Publication year:
2022
Bibliographic description:
Nikulin D., Wolszczak-Derlacz J.: GVC involvement and the gender wage gap: Micro -evidence on European countries// Structural Change and Economic Dynamics -Vol. 63, (2022), s.268-282
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.strueco.2022.10.002
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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