Destruction or Polarization: Estimating the I mpact of T echnology on Jobs in India n Manufacturing

Pankaj Vashisht

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Abstract: Indian manufacturers have invested significantly in technolog y upgradation s since the economy opened up to foreign trade and technology in the mid - 1980s . In this paper, we examine the impact of technology on employment and skill demand within the Indian manufacturing sector. Estimating a dynamic labour demand equation, we find that that despite reducing the required labour per unit of output, technology has not reduced the aggregate employment in the Indian manufacturing sector. However, qualitative effect of technology on lab our demand has been very significant. Our results show that adoption of new technology has increased the demand for high skilled workers at the cost of intermediary skills, leading to the polarization of manufacturing jobs. It suggests that technology has reduced the routine task content of manufacturing jobs in India.

Keywords: Technology; Employment; Labour Demand; Skill (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-04
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