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Structural Change, Services Sector and Intergenerational Occupational Mobility in India: Some Exploratory Evidence

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  • Suparna Ganguly
  • Saikat Sinha Roy

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This study investigates into intergenerational occupational mobility of Indian workers towards and within service sectors during globalization. In particular, such mobility of workers is observed in the presence of structural shift of the economy towards service industry, especially towards service trade, and explores whether there is intergenerational mobility towards services and more ­skill-oriented occupations in India during 1999–2011. The Altham measure of relative mobility is applied on the National Sample Survey Organization employment–unemployment survey database to measure the degree of association between occupational choice of fathers and co-resident sons in urban India. An upward mobility among sons is observed between 1999–2000 and 2011–2012. JEL Codes: F14, F16, J62, L80, C46

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  • Suparna Ganguly & Saikat Sinha Roy, 2023. "Structural Change, Services Sector and Intergenerational Occupational Mobility in India: Some Exploratory Evidence," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 24(2), pages 252-276, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:soueco:v:24:y:2023:i:2:p:252-276
    DOI: 10.1177/13915614231169152
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    Keywords

    Services growth; occupational choice; Altham statistic; intergenerational mobility/persistence;
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    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
    • L80 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - General
    • C46 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Specific Distributions

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