Workforce in Indian Information Technology (IT) Industry : Exploring NSS Employment and Unemployment Survey

Motkuri, Venkatanarayana (2009): Workforce in Indian Information Technology (IT) Industry : Exploring NSS Employment and Unemployment Survey.

Abstract

The present paper examines the situation of software workers in India wherein the paper focuses on the disparities across sub-population distinguished socio-economic and regional characteristics and also attempt is made find the determinants of IT workforce within the household level characteristics.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Information Technology, India, Workforce, Labourforce, Skilled Labour
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J20 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J24 - Human Capital ; Skills ; Occupational Choice ; Labor Productivity; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J4 - Particular Labor Markets

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