global south. The textile and clothing industry is the largest foreign exchange earner and the largest employment provider in …-level activities, size-wise as well as state-wise, thereby creating some sort of inequality. Moreover, we also show that the aggregate … wage bill of export-oriented firms in India actually rose during this period. However, the aggregate state-level wage bill …

earnings and riskier employment prospects. However, they may also have stronger incentives to train and upgrade their skills …

hand, the employees of firms subject to foreign competition face a more uncertain stream of earnings and riskier employment …

same time, India has one of the widest gender wage gaps in the world and women are less likely to be employed in the formal … in domestic markets, and how it affects relative wages and formal employment between men and women. Using the Revealed … labour force surveys that contain information on sectoral employment and earnings. We find that sectors of comparative …

schooling and decline in child labor. These trends were attenuated in communities where employment was concentrated in …