Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/176321 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 303
Publisher: 
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi
Abstract: 
After following inward oriented economic policies for nearly four decades, India opened up to international trade in the early 1990s. Since then, the trade integration of the Indian economy in general and the manufacturing sector in particular has increased phenomenally. Against this backdrop, this paper analyses the direct as well as indirect impact of trade on jobs in the Indian manufacturing sector. Using the growth accounting approach, we find that the direct impact of trade on manufacturing jobs has been positive. However, trade induced decrease in labour demand has neutralized direct job gains to a great extent. Therefore, unlike other Asian economies, the overall employment gain from trade has been minimal. The paper argues that supply side constraints should be addressed urgently to enhance job gains from international trade. [...]
Subjects: 
Manufacturing Jobs
Employment
International Trade
India
JEL: 
F16
J21
O57
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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