Patterns of international trade have undergone substantial changes in recent decades. One of the manifestations of these developments in the world economy has been the fragmentation of production processes across borders, or global value chains (GVCs). What is the impact when more and more firms choose to offshore intermediate inputs (both goods and services) to foreign countries or regions?  Much of my research focuses on empirically estimating these effects on the labor market, namely unemployment rates, wages and demand for different types of workers. My goal is to propose effective policies that help alleviate gaps caused through globalization by capturing these effects as accurately as possible.