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

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  • Sunil Mani

    (Centre for Development Studies
    Ahmedabad University)

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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.

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  • Sunil Mani, 2025. "The Impact of New Technology on Employment in India’s Manufacturing Industry: Examining the Diffusion of Multi-Purpose Industrial Robots," The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer;The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), vol. 68(2), pages 473-492, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijlaec:v:68:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1007_s41027-024-00525-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s41027-024-00525-1
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    Keywords

    Industrial robots; Employment; Manufacturing industry; Task based; Occupation based; Automotive industry; India;
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    JEL classification:

    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy

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