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Socio-Economic Status Of Migrant Women Labour Force In Goa: A Literature Based Analysis, Vijaya Nemikal, Prabir Kumar Rath
Socio-Economic Status Of Migrant Women Labour Force In Goa: A Literature Based Analysis, Vijaya Nemikal, Prabir Kumar Rath
International Review of Business and Economics
Goa is one of the most economically prosperous states of India. Many migrants flow in to Goa from various parts of India to seek employment. Since rural areas people faced the problem of lack better employment opportunities in the villages, they migrate to urban areas where they expect to get productive employment. Though male migrants outnumber females the role played by women migrants cannot be overlooked. Women have migrated to Goa either with their spouses, or independently and they have taken up jobs on various levels of hierarchy from unskilled, casual work to highly paid and highly skilled jobs. The …
Technological Change, Automation And Employment: A Short Review Of Theory And Evidence, K. V. Ramaswamy
Technological Change, Automation And Employment: A Short Review Of Theory And Evidence, K. V. Ramaswamy
International Review of Business and Economics
A selective survey of recent papers in the area of technological change, automation and employment is presented. The objective is to convey analytical ideas and the empirical evidence that have informed studies in this area of contemporary policy relevance. Automation occurs when a machine does work that might previously have been done by a person. How robots and automation affect the availability of jobs for labor force? There are very few emerging studies that address the issue with detailed data on robots usage and employment in different sectors of the economy. Based on our review of available studies and empirical …