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Textile offshoring along global value chains (GVCs): Impacts on employment and gender wage gaps

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  • Calvo-Calvo, Elena
  • Duarte, Rosa
  • Sarasa, Cristina

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Globalization has a significant impact on the international distribution of production, which in turn affects the global distribution of employment and income. Yet, previous studies have often overlooked the gender implications associated with the evolution of global value chains (GVCs). In this context, the textile sector is considered critical for explaining the most recent trends in female employment, particularly in developing countries.

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  • Calvo-Calvo, Elena & Duarte, Rosa & Sarasa, Cristina, 2025. "Textile offshoring along global value chains (GVCs): Impacts on employment and gender wage gaps," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 122-132.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:streco:v:72:y:2025:i:c:p:122-132
    DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2024.09.014
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    Keywords

    Textile sector; Gender inequality; Female participation; Global value chains; Multiregional input-output;
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    JEL classification:

    • C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development

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