Deadline: 14 February 2018
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) is inviting applicants for a program entitled “Labour in East Asia” that aims to improve understanding of labour market issues in the context of increasing fragmentation of production across countries in the East Asian region.
Objectives
This study aims:
- to discuss labour market issues relevant for global value chain integration,
- to assess the distribution of benefits from GVC integration, and
- to recommend labour market policies that can help economies benefit from GVC integration
Grant Information
- ERIA will provide financial support of US$8,000 (eight thousand US dollars) for one paper.
- In addition, ERIA will cover the travel and lodging costs of the researchers to attend the project’s workshops.
Topics
Possible topics could include but are not limited to
- demand for skills in GVC industries;
- worker productivity and wages in GVC firms;
- job quality (benefits, formality) in GVC;
- small and medium-sized enterprises in production networks, entrepreneurship;
- service sector employment linked to GVCs;
- digital literacy, e-commerce;
- labour market segmentation and sectoral worker mobility;
- labour market policies;
- labour provision in trade agreements; and
- international labour mobility in the short and long term and implications from TiVA
Key Dates
- 28 February 2018: Announcement of selected proposals
- 30 May 2018: First draft of paper due
- June 2018: Team workshop (dates and location TBD)
- 30 September 2018: Final draft of paper due
How to Apply
Research proposals should be submitted by email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Labour in East Asia.
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia