sector ; corruption ; state domestic product ; governance ; India … governance allowing substantial corruption in the system. Based on a study of 20 Indian states, we empirically show that higher …India is a country characterized by a huge informal sector. At the same time, it is a country where the extent of …

governance allowing substantial corruption in the system. Based on a study of 20 Indian states, we empirically show that higher …India is a country characterized by a huge informal sector. At the same time, it is a country where the extent of … corruption in every sector is remarkably high. Stifling bureaucratic interference and corruption at every stage of economic …

The large and vibrant informal trade between India and Nepal continues to thrive despite trade liberalization in the … two countries. This calls for an in-depth analysis of India's informal trade with Nepal. The analysis, carried out on the … basis of an extensive survey conducted in India and Nepal reveals that informal traders in India and Nepal have developed …

subcontracting cannot explain the persistently high employment in traditional informal manufacturing activities in India. Instead …

undertaken by the Government of India to tackle the spread of COVID-19. It focuses on the first two lockdowns when containment … measures in India were most stringent in the world. We estimate that 104 million and 69.4 million informally employed workers …

vice versa) and from lower-tier to upper-tier informal jobs using a longitudinal dataset for India. We find that self …

sector have risen significantly across most states in post-liberalization India. Using this as a benchmark, we formalize a … movements of real wage in the informal sector in India and how this affects poverty at the state level. The basic result on …