Objective A defining feature of the global economy is the gradual fragmentation of production across firms andborders, a phenomenon that has been termed outsourcing or global value chains.State-of-the-art empirical economic analysis on value chains has mostly been limited to the study ofaggregate data because there is limited data on actual firm-to-firm linkages in the global economy. Even lessis currently known about which products are typically outsourced, and which workers are affected.This project will change that. I will bring together four unique firm-to-firm datasets on local and global valuechains that will push the research frontier forward in two main directions:- Previous research has shown that economic integration encourages growth. Due to data limitations,however, we know little about the origins of growth, and to what extent the emergence of value chains canexplain the growth response. New theory is needed, where firm-to-firm connections are endogenouslyformed in response to economic integration. I will confront theory with data and directly test whetherintegration facilitates new buyer-supplier relationships and growth.- Previous research has found that economic integration has large negative effects on wages for low-skillworkers. But again, due to data limitations, it is unclear to what extent value chains are responsible for this.Simply put, the impact of outsourcing on wages will depend on which workers are displaced by outsourcing.Until now, researchers have not been able to observe which workers, along with their occupations andskills, that are employed in both the supplying and outsourcing firm. For the first time, this information willbe available, allowing for a rich analysis of labor market effects for different skill groups.GLOBALPROD will inform policymakers about how wages for different types of skills change in responseto globalization, but also how economic integration can promote efficiency and competitiveness. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivitysocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentsocial sciencessociologyglobalization Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Topic(s) ERC-2016-STG - ERC Starting Grant Call for proposal ERC-2016-STG See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-STG - Starting Grant Host institution UNIVERSITETET I OSLO Net EU contribution € 1 476 948,00 Address PROBLEMVEIEN 5-7 0313 Oslo Norway See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 476 948,00 Beneficiaries (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITETET I OSLO Norway Net EU contribution € 1 476 948,00 Address PROBLEMVEIEN 5-7 0313 Oslo See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 476 948,00
