Research Article

Upskilling and distributional changes in the electronics global value chain

Authors: Josep LLADÓS‐MASLLORENS (Associate Professor, Economics and Business Department, Open University of Catalonia) , Antoni MESEGUER‐ARTOLA (Full Professor, Economics and Business Department, Open University of Catalonia) , Jordi VILASECA‐REQUENA (Associate Professor, Economics and Business Faculty, University of Barcelona)

  • Upskilling and distributional changes in the electronics global value chain

    Research Article

    Upskilling and distributional changes in the electronics global value chain

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The electronics industry has one of the most complex global production chains in the international economy. Using data from the World Input–Output Database for the period 2000–14, this article traces individual contributions to the value chain in order to observe how financial turmoil has affected its evolution over time and to map international interactions. The authors point to a rise in offshoring until the outbreak of the global financial crisis of 2007–08, as China and other Eastern Asian economies became an essential node of value creation. They also detect a deep transformation of production technologies, accompanied by a process of upskilling.

Keywords: upskilling, electronics industry, functional upgrading, global value chain, WIOD, offshoring

Rights: © The authors 2021 Journal compilation © International Labour Organization 2021

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