Trade opening transformed Indian industries

Published: July 25, 2018, midnight

b'When India started opening its markets to international trade in the 1990s, what impact did it have on manufacturing and labor\\u2019s share of income? The answer lies in an analysis of plant-level data, which requires classifying industries as labor, human capital resource, or technology intensive. But first, what pushed India to open its doors?\\n\\nRead the transcript\\nhttps://bit.ly/2Ofyop5\\n\\nRead the working paper\\nhttps://www.adb.org/publications/adjustment-trade-opening-labor-share-india-manufacturing-industry\\n\\nAbout the authors\\nPrachi Gupta was a research associate at the Asian Development Bank Institute at the time the work was published.\\nMatthias Helble a senior economist and co-head of research at ADBI.\\n\\nKnow more about ADBI\\u2019s work\\nhttps://bit.ly/2JUjwsC\\nhttps://bit.ly/2LF86y8'