The spatial distribution of manufacturing across the states of India is analyzed covering the period 2004-05 to 2015-16. We found that the spatial concentration of manufacturing activity has increased since 2004-05. More industrialized states (Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu) are found to...

Using industry-level data disaggregated by states, this paper finds a positive impact of trade liberalization on labor-demand elasticities in the Indian manufacturing sector. These elasticities turn out to be negatively related to protection levels that vary across industries and over time....

A variety of mechanisms linking globalization and margins of adjustments in the labor markets have been empirically tested in recent years. How globalization could affect the workforce composition of industries and thereby the quality of jobs, a key labor market indicator is much less studied...