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International Development Speaker Series

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The Employment Question in India

Speaker

Anthony P. D’Costa

Anthony P. D’Costa

Eminent Scholar in Global Studies
Professor of Economics
University of Alabama at Huntsville

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Where

RAND Corporation
Room 3312

1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401

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When

Friday, June 28

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

 

Program

This talk will examine changing labor markets in India and argue that labor-abundant India is also subject to the same contemporary OECD pressures of jobless growth brought about by increasing investments in capital equipment, automation, and growing (but proportionately smaller) reliance on high skilled workers and professionals. Furthermore, unlike major OECD countries, India is not experiencing the classic agrarian transition thereby condemning many in low-productivity agriculture, off-farm work, or inducing migration. One implication of this development is that the non-agricultural sectors are driving the Indian economy. However, it is also evident the share of industry to GDP has been relatively stagnant. While there are multiple and contested reasons for the relative stagnation of industry the limited employment growth in manufacturing is undeniable. Notwithstanding India’s competitiveness in tradable services much of the services employment is driven by low-value, labor-intensive services, which are often carried out by the large and persistent informal or unorganized sector. These developments along with the selective downsizing of the public sector and increased reliance by the private sector on contract and temporary workers have substantially reduced “decent” job opportunities in India.

Additional Details

If you will be attending in Santa Monica, online registration is requested. Light refreshments will be served.

If you are located elsewhere, you can dial in to the talk at 1-800-747-5150 (passcode: 5288026#) and see the slides online at https://webmeetingext.rand.org/idss2017.

 
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International Development Speaker Series
 

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