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The Puzzles and Contradictions of the Indian Labour Market : What Will the Future of Work Look Like?
Verick, Sher Singh - 2018
of "jobless growth", India has experienced concentrated employment growth, mainly in urban areas and for men. This has … remains a defining feature with rising informalization in the formal sector. Some outcomes partly reflect India's overall …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012925497
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The puzzles and contradictions of the Indian labour market : what will the future of work look like?
Verick, Sher Singh - 2018
of "jobless growth", India has experienced concentrated employment growth, mainly in urban areas and for men. This has … remains a defining feature with rising informalization in the formal sector. Some outcomes partly reflect India's overall …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011810116
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Not all that it seems : narrowing of gender gaps in employment during the onset of COVID-19 in Indonesia
Halim, Daniel; Hambali, Sean; Purnamasari, Ririn Salwa - In: Asian development review : studies of Asian and pacific … 40 (2023) 2, pp. 5-38
This paper studies the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on Indonesia's labor market, using the exogenous timing of the pandemic in a seasonal difference-in-differences framework. We use multiple rounds of Indonesia's National Labor Force Survey to establish a pre-pandemic employment trend and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014426259
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The effect of fertility on female labor supply in a labor market with extensive informality
Tumen, Semih; Turan, Belgi - 2020
This paper presents new evidence on the causal relationship between fertility and female labor supply. We particularly focus on how informal employment affects post-fertility labor supply behavior of mothers. We employ an instrumental variable strategy based on an unused data source for twin...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390279
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From Mother to Daughter : Do Equal Inheritance Property Laws Reform Improve Female Labour Supply, Educational Attainments in India?
Sapkal, Rahul - 2015
In 2005, India witnessed a constitutional amendment to the Hindu Succession Act of 1956. It gave daughters equal … inheritance rights as sons. However, five states in India had earlier amended the same Act in favour of daughters. Using this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014137063
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Can Females Teach better than Males? Teaching Aptitude of Teacher Trainees : A Correlational Study with Age, Previous Qualification, and Academic Achievement (India)
Chugh, Divyanshi - 2012
This study examined the teaching aptitude of future teachers of Haryana. The study samples consisted of teacher trainees pursuing the Diploma in Education in District Institute of Education and Training, Gurgaon (N-174) and Government Elementary Teacher Training Institute, Mewat (N-101). The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014167505
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Changing Role of Women : A Study of Small Manufacturing Enterprises in India
Mukherjee, Dipa - 2007
feminisation of workforce. This paper focuses on this changing position of women in the informal manufacturing sector in India over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014049243
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The Puzzling Decline in Rural Women's Labor Force Participation in India : A Reexamination
Neff, Daniel F.; Sen, Kunal; Kling, Veronika - 2012
Between 2004/2005 and 2009/2010 there was a sharp fall in female labor force participation (LFP) in rural India. Why …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014165913
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Labour Force Transitions of Women in India : A Panel Analysis
Sarkar, Sudipa - 2017
This study investigates the factors determining labour force transitions of women in India. The apparently puzzling … issue of low labour force participation despite substantial economic growth in India has been paid attention in a recently … exit in this context. Using nationally representative panel data from the India Human Development Survey (IHDS), we show …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014122844
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Does High Social Development Guarantee Economic Opportunities For Women? Gender and Workforce Participation in Kerala
Mazumdar, Sumit - 2014
The southern state of Kerala in India is known for greater status of women and low gender bias in society. However, the … to identify the possible determinants of the observed paradox. We have mainly used Census of India 1991 and 2001 and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013039979