Berg, Erlend; Bhattacharyya, Sambit; Durgam, Rajasekhar; … - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2012
It has long been hypothesised that public works programmes, in addition to the welfare effect on those directly employed, can influence equilibrium wage rates. In this paper we test the impact of the Indian government’s major public works programme, the National Rural Employment Guarantee...