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Bad karma or discrimination? : male-female wage gaps among salaried workers in India
Deshpande, Ashwini; Goel, Deepti; Khanna, Shantanu - 2015
gender wage gaps among Regular Wage/Salaried (RWS) workers in India, both at the mean, as well as along the entire wage … distribution to see "what happens where". The gender log wage gap at the mean is 55 percent in 1999-2000 and 49 percent in 2009 … that, in both years, the bulk of the gender wage gap is unexplained, i.e. possibly discriminatory. They also reveal that …
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Bad Karma or Discrimination? Male-Female Wage Gaps among Salaried Workers in India
Deshpande, Ashwini; Goel, Deepti; Khanna, Shantanu - 2015
gender wage gaps among Regular Wage/Salaried (RWS) workers in India, both at the mean, as well as along the entire wage … distribution to see "what happens where". The gender log wage gap at the mean is 55 percent in 1999-2000 and 49 percent in 2009 … that, in both years, the bulk of the gender wage gap is unexplained, i.e. possibly discriminatory. They also reveal that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401751
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Rural labour markets : insights from Indian villages
Reddy, A. Amarender - In: Asia Pacific development journal 21 (2014) 1, pp. 107-136
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Improving the labor market outcomes of minorities: the role of employment quota
Prakash, Nishith - 2009
group by education, gender, and geographical location. …
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Improving the Labor Market Outcomes of Minorities: The Role of Employment Quota
Prakash, Nishith - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
group by education, gender, and geographical location. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005015471
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A Shot at Economic Prosperity: Long-Term Effects of India's Childhood Immunization Program on Earnings and Consumption Expenditure
Summan, Amit; Nandi, Arindam; Bloom, David E. - 2022
Routine childhood vaccinations are among the most cost-effective interventions. In recent years, the broader benefits of vaccines, which include improved cognitive and schooling outcomes, have also been established. This paper evaluates the long-term economic benefits of India's national program...
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Minimum Wages and Changing Wage Inequality in India
Khurana, Saloni; Mahajan, Kanika; Sen, Kunal - 2023
Using nationally representative data on employment and earnings, this paper documents a fall in wage inequality in India over the last two decades. It then examines the role played by increasing minimum wages for the lowest skilled workers in India in contributing to the observed decline....
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Minimum wages and changing wage inequality in India
Khurana, Saloni; Mahajan, Kanika; Sen, Kunal - 2023
Using nationally representative data on employment and earnings, this paper documents a fall in wage inequality in India over the last two decades. It then examines the role played by increasing minimum wages for the lowest skilled workers in India in contributing to the observed decline....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014477625
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Labour regulations in India: Rationalising the laws governing wages
Hoda, Anwarul; Rai, Durgesh K. - 2017
In this paper, we undertake an evaluation of the laws governing wages in India, identify their shortcomings and offer suggestions for improvement. In doing so, we analyze the provisions in the relevant ILO Conventions and look at the laws and practice in selected developed and emerging...
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Implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India : spatial dimensions and fiscal implications
Chakraborti, Pinaki (contributor) - 2007
Since its enactment in 2005, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has been implemented in 200 districts in India. Based on state-by-state employment demand-supply data and the use of funds released under NREGA, it is found that, although it is a demand-driven scheme, there are...
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