This article investigates a sample of almost nine million workers from 24 European countries in 2014 to conclude how involvement in global value chains (GVCs) affects working conditions. We use employer–employee data from the Structure of Earnings Survey merged with industry-level statistics on GVCs based on the World Input-Output Database. Given the multidimensional nature of the dependent variable, we compare estimates of the Mincerian wage model with zero-inflated beta regressions focused on other aspects of working conditions (overtime work and bonus payments). Wages prove to be negatively related to involvement in GVCs: workers in the more deeply involved sectors have lower and less stable earnings, implying worse working conditions. However, they are also less likely to have to work overtime. We prove that the analysis of social implications of increasing involvement of countries in global production must compare wage effects of GVCs with other aspects of complex changes in workers’ well-being.

本文对2014年来自24个欧洲国家的近900万名工人进行了抽样调查，以得出结论，参与全球价值链（GVC）如何影响工作条件。我们将收入结构调查中的雇主-雇员数据与基于世界投入产出数据库的全球价值链的行业级统计数据合并使用。考虑到因变量的多维性质，我们将Mincerian工资模型的估计值与针对工作条件其他方面（加班工作和奖金）的零膨胀beta回归进行了比较。事实证明，工资与参与全球价值链产生负相关：参与程度更高的行业的工人的收入较低且不稳定，这意味着工作条件较差。但是，他们也不太可能需要加班。