Employment Adjustments to Increased Imports: Evidence from a Developing Country

Beyza Ural Marchand ()
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Beyza Ural Marchand: University of Alberta

No 17656, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of imports from developed countries on industry-specific employment in India between 1983 and 2010. The identification strategy relies on comparing differential changes in import exposure across regions to the differential changes in employment within industries. The variation in the changes in imports to other developing countries is used to identify the component of the changes in imports driven by world demand. The results suggest that the increase in import exposure during the post-liberalization period reduced agricultural employment but increased employment in manufacturing, business, and social services. No significant impacts were found in the pre-liberalization period.

Keywords: Employment; International Trade; Imports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F16 J21 J23 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-01
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Published - published online in: Contemporary Economic Policy , 15 March 2025

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