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 …

of methodological approaches ? factor content, growth accounting and econometric modelling. We also compare India …?s employment outcomes with four other countries ? Bangladesh, Kenya, South Africa, and Vietnam ? where similar methodological … approaches were used. We find that the impact of international trade on manufacturing employment seems to be similar to those …

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 …

to create enough good jobs. Structural transformation?the relative growth of employment in high productivity sectors …