This paper is one of the first comprehensive attempts to compare earnings in urban China and India over the recent … the wage distribution. -- China ; India ; earnings ; returns to education ; quantile regression ; Oaxaca … levels in China and significantly accentuates the reversal of the wage gap in favour of this country for the first half of …

factors governing entry rates, especially in the context of developing countries. Using 3-digit industry level data from India … institutional and legacy factors. We also find evidence to suggest that, in India, entry rates were positively associated with … growth in total factor productivity. -- entry ; productivity ; institutions ; regulations ; India ; reforms …

has been undertaken in the context of conflict-prone multi-religious societies like the one in India. We address this … lacuna in the literature by examining the differences in the average (log) earnings of Hindu and Muslim wage earners in India …

efficient were introduced later in India following the macroeconomic crisis in 1991. However, whether the post-1991 growth is an …

success of banking reforms in India where significant banking reforms have been introduced since 1990s. Using the argument …

state and federal levels in India. As a consequence, significant inter-caste and inter-religion differences in earnings have …-religion earnings in India during the 1987-99 period, using the 43rd and 55th rounds of National Sample Survey (NSS). Our results … inter-religion earnings differences to a great extent. -- inequality ; caste ; religion ; India …