Garima Dhir

Garima Dhir is a Senior Consultant in EY where she has been involved in different projects and has supported a central ministry in formulating and implementing various policies pertaining to skill development and job creation. She obtained her Ph.D. in development economics, and M.Sc. in economics from Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai. Before joining EY, she worked as an IBSA Fellow at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Her primary research interests lie in the areas of international trade, employment, infrastructure development, and industrialisation.

Exports, global production sharing, and job creation in India
Is it in the interest of a country to promote strong local linkages for its domestic industries or to participate in global production sharing activities wherein linkages are globally dispersed? This article informs this debate by empirically analysing which one of these strategies would result in higher levels of domestic value added and employment in a developing country like India.
