Economic Policies and Labour Outcomes in India

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Abstract

This thesis is composed of two distinct empirical chapters pertaining to topics within development economics. The first is an analysis of the causal impact of Special Economic Zones on gender differences in employment levels and job-quality at the local level in India. It contributes to the literature on place-based policies and gender. The second documents the impact of labour law flexibility measures enacted in Rajasthan, India in 2014 on employment. Specifically, it focuses on the reforms' effects on the incidence of paid employment, formal versus informal employment, temporary versus long-term employment, and unemployment within the state. This contributes some of the first evidence on how labour reforms affect individual-level outcomes in the Indian context.
Date of Award1 Aug 2024
Original languageEnglish
Awarding Institution
  • The University of Manchester
SupervisorAbhishek Chakravarty (Supervisor) & Martyn Andrews (Supervisor)

Keywords

  • India
  • Difference-in-differences
  • Rajasthan
  • Temporary Jobs
  • Special Economic Zones
  • Formal Employment
  • Gender Employment Gap
  • Place-based Policies
  • Labour Reforms

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