employment in India. While empirical evidence seems to indicate the presence of large number of 'contract' workers in the Indian …One particularly significant piece of labour legislation in India is the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act … referred to as 'contract' labour in India. This paper seeks to examine this Act and its implication for manufacturing …

, Electronics and Electrical Equipment, Leather Products, Textile and Garments and Food Processing. The estimation is carried out … finding, however, pertains to the 'skills' variable. We find that firms with a higher employment of unskilled workers are more …

The factors responsible for the lacklustre performance India's manufacturing are well identified in contemporary … changes in the conditions of competition in international markets. The regulations in India that impinge on labour flexibility …

shaped the impact of unanticipated economic reforms on employment in formal manufacturing firms in India in the 1990s, using …Development economists generally concur that the implications of economic reform for employment are influenced by an … average and ceteris paribus in the 1990-1997 period, declines in input tariffs were associated with increased employment in …

manufacturing. We question the widespread perception that employment of contract labour provides flexibility to employers in terms …

Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in India. Using nationally representative data, we test empirically …

Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in India. Using nationally representative data, we test empirically …

has eluded India. Using data from the An nual Survey of Industries, we examine the factors holding back the growth of … output and employment in this sector. We find that there are heterogeneities in the performance of the manufacturing sector … decade partly explains the limited contribution of the manufacturing sector to employment generation. At the state level, we …