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Employment and Productivity Trends in the Organised Manufacturing Sector of Tamil Nadu: 1983-2006

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  • Bagur, Prakash
  • Anthony, Balu

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Examining the hypothesis of jobless growth in the organised manufacturing sector (OMS) in the State of Tamil Nadu (T.N.), the paper finds that there is some evidence of jobless growth in the post-reform years (1994-2006). However, in both the pre-reform period (1983-93) and the combined period of 1983-2006 there is growth with employment generation. The results of the test for structural change reveal that there is evidence of structural stability in respect of employment generation in the state. This means that the net effect of employment generation over a longer time frame has not been adverse for the state.

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  • Bagur, Prakash & Anthony, Balu, 2012. "Employment and Productivity Trends in the Organised Manufacturing Sector of Tamil Nadu: 1983-2006," MPRA Paper 78725, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Jan 2013.
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    Keywords

    Employment; Total factor productivity; structural change; structural stability;
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    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • L6 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing
    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General

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