assume that as competition increases industries adjust their employment to a desired level which is both industry and time … manufacturing is not inefficient in labour use as modest speed of adjustment has led employment size closer to the optimal level. …

exists in India. This paper exploits the institutional features of federally mandated employment quota policy to examine its …The world's biggest and arguably most aggressive form of employment based affirmative action policy for minorities … effect on labor market outcomes of two distinct minority groups. My main finding is that employment quota significantly in …

Using manufacturing data for India, this paper studies the economic effects of legal amendments on two types of labor … laws: employment protection and labor dispute resolution legislation. We find that laws that increase employment protection … or the cost of labor disputes substantially reduce registered sector employment and output. These laws do no seem to …

This paper studies the evolution of the rural non-farm sector in India and its contribution to the decline of poverty … close study over a period of six decades. Sample survey data indicate that the non-farm sector in rural India has grown …, through employment generation, and indirectly through an impact on agricultural wages. The paper illustrates that in Palanpur …

As India integrates into the global economy, its villages are integrating into a rapidly growing urban economy. One of …-farm activities takes them out of the village. In this paper, we take this first step by examining trends in employment outside the … there has been a rise in self-employment and non-farm casual labour; activities that take villagers outside Palanpur on a …

market data reinforces the idea of a large private sector, which provides about 90% of total employment opportunities … account on average for only 10% of total employment (a share similar to that provided by public administration and state owned … enterprises). South Africa is the notable exception, with formal wage employment in the private sector representing 46% of total …

We use twin data matched to register-based individual information on earnings and employment to examine the effect of …

We study the causal impact of the minimum wage on employment and welfare in Thailand using a difference …

and a longitudinal household survey from 16 representative provinces to estimate the employment effects of minimum wage …-level data, we present evidence that minimum wage changes have significant adverse effects on employment in the Eastern and …