Hickel, J., Hanbury Lemos, M. & Barbour, F. Unequal exchange of labour in the world economy. Nat Commun

Objective:

• Track flows of embodided labour between North and South, for the first time accounting directly for sectors, wages and skill levels

Case:

• Global countries

Methodology:

• Leontief

Data Source

• MRIO: EXIOBASE
• Labour and skill: International Labour Organization

Findings:

• 9.6 trillion hours of labour went into producing for the global economy and 2.1 trillion hours of labour went into the production of internationally traded goods

• A substantial and persistent pattern of unequal exchange between the global North and South

• Global South’s position deteriorated during 1995-2005, with the South-North exchange ratio increasing from 17:1 in 1995-97 to 21:1 in 2003-05

Coding Reference:

• Not Available