India is a country characterized by a huge informal sector. At the same time, it is a country where the extent of … corruption in every sector is remarkably high. Stifling bureaucratic interference and corruption at every stage of economic … governance allowing substantial corruption in the system. Based on a study of 20 Indian states, we empirically show that higher …

India. Using primary survey data, we find more program inefficiencies and leakages in village councils reserved for women …

occupational licensing is an important labor market phenomenon that can be measured in labor force surveys …

This paper studies occupational licensing as a possible cause of poor labour market outcomes among economic migrants … workings of the labour market, supporting the case for tighter coordination between employment and immigration policies to …

This study provides the first nation-wide analysis of the labor market implications of occupational licensing for the U ….S. labor market, using data from a specially designed Gallup survey. We find that in 2006, 29 percent of the workforce was …