caa a22 4500 378939521 CHVBK 20180305123648.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e20041217xx s 000 0 eng 10.2202/1524-5861.1044 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.2202/1524-5861.1044 Shelburne Robert C. 1Robert C. Shelburne is chief of International Economic Relations, Economic Analysis Division, U.N. Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, Switzerland, robert.shelburne@unece.org Trade and Inequality: The Role of Vertical Specialization and Outsourcing [Elektronische Daten] [Robert C. Shelburne] This article considers how the process of outsourcing results in economic changes in factor usage and productivity in developed countries. Some scholars have incorrectly interpreted these observed changes as being the result of biased skilled-labor using technological change. This article examines the size and significance of vertical specialization, and describes how outsourcing contributes to increased inequality in developed nations. The effects of outsourcing on labor market outcomes in the developing world are also explored. The author describes the potential implications and significance of outsourcing services. The major conclusion is that the downward pressure on the wages of the unskilled is likely to continue. ©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston Outsourcing nationallicence vertical specialization nationallicence inequality nationallicence Global Economy Journal De Gruyter 4/2(2004-12-17) 4:2 2004 4 gej https://doi.org/10.2202/1524-5861.1044 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.2202/1524-5861.1044 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Shelburne Robert C. 1Robert C. Shelburne is chief of International Economic Relations, Economic Analysis Division, U.N. Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, Switzerland, robert.shelburne@unece.org NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Global Economy Journal De Gruyter 4/2(2004-12-17) 4:2 2004 4 gej CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter