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Employment Probabilities And Workforce Distribution In The Indian Manufacturing Sector: A State-Level Analysis

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  • Jadhav Chakradhar

    (Centre for Economic and Social Studies)

  • Arun Kumar Bairwa

    (Indian Institute of Technology Indore)

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Employment distribution disparities are preventing the Indian economy from achieving inclusive growth. The skewed distribution of employment is one of the reasons for the rising inequalities in the economy. In this regard, the present study analyses the employment probabilities of Indians working in the manufacturing sector. A binary logit model has been used on a pooled cross-sectional dataset of the fourth (2013-14) and fifth (2015-16) Employment and Unemployment Surveys (EUS). The study analyses four major attributes, namely castes (social categories), gender, location, and education. We analyze these attributes separately for all the 29 main Indian states, and find that caste and location are highly important deciding factors of employment probabilities in the manufacturing sector.

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  • Jadhav Chakradhar & Arun Kumar Bairwa, 2020. "Employment Probabilities And Workforce Distribution In The Indian Manufacturing Sector: A State-Level Analysis," Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, Bank Indonesia, vol. 23(1), pages 55-82, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:idn:journl:v:23:y:2020:i:1c:p:55-82
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21098/bemp.v23i1.1293
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    Keywords

    Labour Attributes; Employment Inequalities; Employment Probabilities; Logistic Analysis; Indian Manufacturing;
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    JEL classification:

    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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