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Does the rise of global value chain position increase or reduce domestic income inequality?

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  • Lian Cai
  • Yabin Zhang
  • Zhenguo Wang
  • Zijian Liu

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Most studies investigate the relationship between global value chain position (GVC position) and income inequality through labour’s wage aspect. And they attribute the increasing domestic income inequality to the rise of the country’s GVC position, which may widen the wage gap between heterogeneous labour. However, wage income distribution is just part of the domestic residents’ income distribution and factor income distribution also matters. In view of this, we add labour share as well as labour’s wage gap into one system, and use united theoretical and empirical analyses to explore the impact of GVC position on domestic income inequality. Research findings show that: (1) The rise of GVC position will reduce domestic income inequality. (2) The channels by which GVC position affects domestic income inequality are labour share and wage gap. Although the rising GVC position will improve domestic income inequality by increasing wage gap, it will decrease domestic income inequality more by increasing labour share. And the overall impact of both effects would reduce domestic income inequality.

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  • Lian Cai & Yabin Zhang & Zhenguo Wang & Zijian Liu, 2023. "Does the rise of global value chain position increase or reduce domestic income inequality?," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(49), pages 5833-5845, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:55:y:2023:i:49:p:5833-5845
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2022.2140767
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    1. Szymczak, Sabina, 2024. "The impact of global value chains on wages, employment, and productivity: a survey of theoretical approaches," Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 58, pages 1-9.
    2. Sabina Szymczak, 2023. "Systematic literature review: theory on GVCs' impact on wages, employment, and productivity," GUT FME Working Paper Series A 71, Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdansk University of Technology.
    3. Shuguang Liu & Xiaowen Tang & Yubin Zhao, 2024. "Global Value Chain Participation, Employment Structure, and Urban–Rural Income Gap in the Context of Sustainable Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-19, February.

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