Development economists generally concur that the implications of economic reform for employment are influenced by an … economy's institutional framework. This paper examines the extent to which differences in regional labour market flexibility … shaped the impact of unanticipated economic reforms on employment in formal manufacturing firms in India in the 1990s, using …

labour market flexibility shaped the impact of unanticipated economic reforms on employment in informal (unregistered …Theory and economic intuition suggest that domestic institutions influence the employment impact of economic reform … not associated with significant employment shifts in informal enterprises, a finding that may be attributable to the fact …