Development Seminar | Manufacturing Jobs: Implications for Productivity & Inequality
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Bertrand Gruss, IMF
Bertrand Gruss, IMF
Bibek Debroy, Chairman, PMEAC
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, economist
Ajit Ranade, economist
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The declining share of manufacturing jobs in overall employment has been a concern for policymakers and the broader public alike in both advanced economies and some developing economies. This concern stems from the widely-held belief that manufacturing plays a unique role as a catalyst for productivity growth and income convergence and a source of well-paid jobs for less-skilled workers.
Against this backdrop, Bertrand Gruss of the International Monetary Fund will present a chapter from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook report aiming to provide new evidence on the role of manufacturing in the dynamics of output per worker and in the level and distribution of labour earnings.
Gruss is an economist in the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) where he works on the World Economic Outlook. Prior to that, he worked in the Fiscal Affairs, European, and the Western Hemisphere Departments of the IMF, and at the Central Bank of Uruguay. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the European University Institute. His research interests include macrofinancial linkages, monetary policy, commodity prices and the effects of sudden stops in capital flows.
Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council; Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission; and Ajit Ranade, President & Group Economist, Aditya Birla Group, were the discussants.
Moderated by Shamika Ravi, Research Director, Brookings India.
The event received extensive media coverage in Times of India, Economic Times, India Today, Financial Express, Business Standard, and several others.
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Shamika Ravi
Former Brookings Expert
Economic Advisory Council Member to the Prime Minister and Secretary - Government of India
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