Jobless growth in India: an investigation

Tejani, Sheba

doi:10.1093/cje/bev025

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“…A dampening trend in employment formation in Indian industrial sector is clearly observed in recent period, in line with growing casualization of the workforce as well as sectoral dynamics (Goldar & Aggarwal, 2010; Mehrotra & Parida, 2019). At the sectoral level, a decline in employment CAGR can be observed in chemicals, iron and steel and electrical machinery and equipment sectors during 2011–2015, underlining the much-discussed jobless growth phenomenon in the country (Tejani, 2015; Thomas, 2013). There is a need to understand whether trade in general and the IIT patterns in particular, influence the sectoral employment dynamics.…”

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Labour Market Adjustment and Intra-Industry Trade: Empirical Results from Indian Manufacturing Sectors

Aggarwal

Chakraborty

2020

Journal of South Asian Development

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During the last two decades, India has witnessed several trade and industrial policy reforms. The objective of the study is to examine the relationship between dynamism of India’s two-way trade, measured through Marginal Intra-Industry Trade (MIIT) index, and labour market adjustments, reflected through absolute employment changes, in select manufacturing sectors over 2001–2015. India’s MIIT in select sectors generally display an upward trend over the sample period, while a mixed dynamics is observed on the employment front. The generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation results indicate that MIIT, increase in productivity, skilled workforce intensity, industrial concentration, incremental FDI inflows and trade openness positively influence absolute employment changes, whereas unskilled wage exerts a negative impact on the same. The analysis further concludes that high relative growth rate, skill-intensity, incremental FDI inflows and higher productivity in a sector, also characterized by higher MIIT, may lead the firms to employ more productive and competitive resources, resulting in higher absolute changes in employment. The obtained results do not support the Smooth Adjustment Hypothesis (SAH) predictions in the Indian context.

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Labour Market Adjustment and Intra-Industry Trade: Empirical Results from Indian Manufacturing Sectors

Aggarwal

Chakraborty

2020

Journal of South Asian Development

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“…1 While Abubakar and Nurudeen's (2019) analysis establishes a negative relationship between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) changes and unemployment, authors focusing on formal employment, in contrast, find jobless and unequalising growth in India, especially in the post-reform period after 1990 (e.g. Tejani 2016; Kannan and Raveendran 2009). Employment elasticity of growth in India's informal sector almost doubling that in the formal sector reflect the ongoing trend towards informalisation (Hill 2014: 227).…”

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Empowering Growth in Pakistan?

Siegmann

Majid

2021

Ind. J. Labour Econ.

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The SDGs’ commitment to inclusive growth reflects an increasing international concern with the inclusiveness of macro-economic development. Yet, although research underscores that economic growth is not gender-neutral, gender dimensions remain a footnote to these debates. This article explores the connection between growth performance and gender inequalities in the case of Pakistan. The country’s macro-economic performance has been characterised as a case of ‘growth without development’. More specifically, severe gender inequalities and women’s marginalisation in international comparison have persisted even in phases of high GDP growth. This paradoxical situation offers a fertile context for the analysis of how empowering macro-economic growth has been and can be for women. We investigate how empowering growth has been for women in Pakistan by exploring aggregate data on sectoral growth and gendered employment. Our analysis does not suggest the straightforward win–win for growth and women’s empowerment espoused in Pakistan’s national policy vision. Rather, we find that women’s employment is precarious—women are largely viewed as secondary earners engaging in distress sale of labour.

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“…The employment trend indicates that India has maintained 'Jobless Growth' for more than two decades (Datt, 1994;Himanshu, 2011;Tejani, 2016;Abraham, 2017). The International Labour Organization's (ILO) statistics show that the low employment rate is believed to persist at least until 2022, and the annual number of jobs to be created to sustain the present employment rate is estimated to be around 8 million (World Bank, 2018).…”

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Agricultural productivity, inter-sectoral labor shift, and economic growth in India

Babu¹,

Balaji²

2020

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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), a CGIAR Research Center established in 1975, provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. IFPRI's strategic research aims to foster a climate-resilient and sustainable food supply; promote healthy diets and nutrition for all; build inclusive and efficient markets, trade systems, and food industries; transform agricultural and rural economies; and strengthen institutions and governance. Gender is integrated in all the Institute's work. Partnerships, communications, capacity strengthening, and data and knowledge management are essential components to translate IFPRI's research from action to impact. The Institute's regional and country programs play a critical role in responding to demand for food policy research and in delivering holistic support for country-led development. IFPRI collaborates with partners around the world.

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Jobless growth in India: an investigation

Cited by 36 publications

References 18 publications

Labour Market Adjustment and Intra-Industry Trade: Empirical Results from Indian Manufacturing Sectors

Labour Market Adjustment and Intra-Industry Trade: Empirical Results from Indian Manufacturing Sectors

Empowering Growth in Pakistan?

Agricultural productivity, inter-sectoral labor shift, and economic growth in India

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