This paper attempts to identify and examine labor intensive industries in the organized manufacturing sector in India … (Government of India, various issues), the labor intensity for 97 industries at the 4-digit disaggregate level was computed for … the period 1990-91 to 2003-04. The study identifies 31 industries as ‘labor intensive industries’ within India’s organized …

This study attempts to address the issue of declining labour intensity in India’s organized manufacturing in order to …

One particularly significant piece of labour legislation in India is the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act … referred to as 'contract' labour in India. This paper seeks to examine this Act and its implication for manufacturing … employment in India. While empirical evidence seems to indicate the presence of large number of 'contract' workers in the Indian …

India's merchandise trade has been growing in importance in recent years with increases in share in world exports and … applied by Koopmans, Wang and Wei (2008). The analysis highlights several interesting patterns. First, for India's exports … aggregate exports with other emerging economies shows that in terms of degree of integration in global value chains, India lags …

The rising trade in intermediate goods accounts for almost two-thirds of world’s trade (MGI, 2019). India's export … share for intermediate goods in its total exports has increased from 31.18% in 2011 to 32.52% in 2016. Moreover, India … intermediate exporter. Recent "Make in India" initiative boosts of making India competitive in exporting of manufactured products …

importance of GVCs in India's exports, by devoting an entire chapter, suggesting ways to integrate Indian firms into GVCs. With … supported by India's exports, it is also important to understand the skill composition of such jobs. In this regard, the present … by India's exports between 2003-04 and 2013-14 using an Input-Output (I-O) table framework. The analysis highlights …