The Impact of New Technology on Employment in India’s Manufacturing Industry: Examining the Diffusion of Multi-Purpose Industrial Robots

Sunil Mani ()
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The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 2025, vol. 68, issue 2, No 7, 473-492

Abstract: Abstract The widespread displacement of jobs due to technology has become a central concern in academic and public discussions. As automation accelerates across various occupations, researchers have predominantly focused on an occupation-based perspective, which often predicts negative effects on employment. However, this study proposes a departure from the traditional occupation-centric approach. Instead, it advocates for a task-based methodology to provide a more precise estimation of automation’s impact on manufacturing employment in India.

Keywords: Industrial robots; Employment; Manufacturing industry; Task based; Occupation based; Automotive industry; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J62 O32 O33 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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