Project description:
The objective of the TWIN SEEDS project is
to investigate changes in international trade and production patterns,
specifically in global value chains (GVCs), both those of a longer-term nature
(driven by the "twin seeds": technological developments and
geo-political changes) and those that are taking place in the wake of the
Covid-19 pandemic. The project will examine the impacts of these changes on
employment, job quality, social and regional cohesion, on patterns of growth
and competitiveness, as well as their environmental implications. The analysis
will provide the basis to map out forward-looking policy scenarios (including
trade and investment, industrial, regional, education/training and social
policies) that allow Europe to secure decent work and working conditions, rapid
progress towards
resource-efficiency and decarbonisation,
security of supply for strategic goods and sustainable, inclusive and
competitive growth in the years to come. The research will be based on a
thorough multi-level (global, national, regional, sectoral, firm level)
research framework, relying on a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods,
on multidisciplinary knowledge (international economists and trade policy
experts, regional economists, international business and organisational
experts, political scientists) and on an extensive stakeholder engagement.
