Functional specialisation and working conditions in Europe

Roman Stöllinger, Sandra Leitner and Zuzana Zavarska

No 284, Working Paper Forschungsförderung from Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Düsseldorf

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: GVC; FDI; social economy; global value chain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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