The paper, "The Role of Global Value Chains for Worker Tasks and Wage Inequality," examines the relationship between participation in global value chains, worker routine task intensity, and within-country wage inequality. Using survey data from 47 countries, the authors calculate worker-level routine task intensity and sectoral measures of backward and forward global value chain participation. The results show that higher global value chains participation is associated with more routine-intensive work, particularly in offshorable occupations, especially in countries at lower development levels. However, the results by broad sectors contrast sharply, with higher global value chains participation linked to higher within-country wage inequality. The paper provides valuable insights into the impact of global value chains on worker tasks and wages.
