This paper analyses the phenomenon of jobless growth in India and the US through the lens of employment elasticity …. Analytical results are derived for decompositions of both the level and change of aggregate employment elasticity in terms of … sectoral elasticities, relative growth and employment shares. Estimates of these decompositions are presented with employment …

creates jobs, draws the majority into the economic and social mainstream, and continuously reduces mass poverty. Employment …

against (employment, education and access to health care) in developing countries and on the impact that gender inequalities … have on development. The first chapter investigates the impact of gender bias in education and employment on economic …

., that women's participation is falling due unavailability of steady gainful employment. The high unemployment rate and … industry-wise composition of total employment provide suggestive evidence that women's participation is falling as women are … likely to be displaced from employment by male workers. We show that women's employment is likely to suffer more than men …