rationing the supply of the goods. This article compares the efficiency of these institutions. We report the results of a 2x2 … introduce either taxation or rationing. Each treatment is subjected to two conditions: the burden of the deficit is either …-riding. Individualized taxation brings the voluntary contributions closer to the optimum while uniform rationing appears to be the worst …

This paper investigates whether the minimum wage leads to inefficient job rationing. By not allowing wages to clear the … rationing by examining whether the reservation wages of employed unskilled workers in states where the 1990-1991 federal minimum …

contribution to the overall integration. Finally, we investigate the links between globalization and labor market in India …

This paper examines changes in the wage structure in urban India during the past two decades (1983-2004) across the … increasing effects of tertiary education suggests that wage inequality in urban India may increase further in the near future as …

children’s propensities to work and to attend school in rural northern India in a bid to assess the extent of trade-off between … activities. Thus, unlike recent studies of child work in India’s South Asian neighbors of Bangladesh and Pakistan, this paper …

India. This paper provides evidence on the consequences of the expansion of prenatal ultrasound use on sex-selection. We … exploit state-by-cohort variation in ultrasound use in India as a unique quasi-experiment. We find that sex-selective abortion …-selection in India. …

We study the surprisingly low level and stagnation of female labor force participation rates in urban India between …

India is a country characterized by a huge informal sector. At the same time, it is a country where the extent of …

expenditures in India. Contrary to most previous research, I find evidence of discrimination against girls. Results at the all-India …