In this paper, we undertake an evaluation of the laws governing wages in India, identify their shortcomings and offer … regulations in India do not measure up to the standards adopted in peer countries and in some respect fall short of the … recommendations in ILO Conventions. Some of our laws are very complex and this makes enforcement difficult. The Code on Wages Bill …

occupational licensing can raise the wages of members of both occupations, but the duration of state occupational licensing …

agricultural wages in India. Depending on the underlying theoretical mechanism, private wages can either respond to contemporaneous … on wages. Identification of program impact is achieved by partialling out a host of district and year specific controls …. We find a significant positive impact on wages through the stock effect. In contrast, we do not find an immediate jump in …

innovations, identifying new collaborative approaches to enhance agency enforcement, and looking beyond regulation to …

We study how licensing, certification and unionisation affect the wages of natives and migrants and their …