Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/314553 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17656
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper examines the impact of imports from developed countries on industry-specific employment in India between 1983 and 2010. The identification strategy relies on comparing differential changes in import exposure across regions to the differential changes in employment within industries. The variation in the changes in imports to other developing countries is used to identify the component of the changes in imports driven by world demand. The results suggest that the increase in import exposure during the post-liberalization period reduced agricultural employment but increased employment in manufacturing, business, and social services. No significant impacts were found in the pre-liberalization period.
Subjects: 
Imports
International Trade
Employment
JEL: 
F16
J21
J23
O33
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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