Using the Indian National Sample Surveys and Participatory Labour Force Survey this paper presents a descriptive analysis of the role of education, occupation, wages and intersectoral movement of labour on the evolving demand for skills over the period of 1999-00 to 2017-18. First, the paper...

Gender gaps in wages are a reflection of inequality and discrimination. This exists across region, sector, type of work and other divisions. Discrimination, is a presence of inequalities between male and female workers with similar skills and in similar occupations. Therefore only understanding...

The UN states that inequalities are determined along with income by other factors - gender, age, origin, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, class, and religion. India, since the ancient period. There have been attempts to reduce socio-economic inequality through policy interventions...