Changing Wage Structure in India in the Post-Reform Era : 1993-2011
This paper documents the changing structure of wages in India over the post-reform era, the roughly two-decade period since 1993. To investigate the factors underlying these changes, a supply-demand framework is applied at the level of the Indian s...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/25094714/changing-wage-structure-india-post-reform-era-1993-2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22849 |
| Summary: | This paper documents the changing
structure of wages in India over the post-reform era, the
roughly two-decade period since 1993. To investigate the
factors underlying these changes, a supply-demand framework
is applied at the level of the Indian state. While real
wages have risen across India over the past two decades, the
increase has been greater in rural areas and, especially,
for unskilled workers. The analysis finds that, in rural
areas, the changing wage structure has been driven largely
by relative supply factors, such as increased overall
education levels and falling female labor force
participation. Relative wage changes between rural and urban
areas have been driven largely by shifts in employment,
notably into unskilled-intensive sectors like construction. |
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