Labor Regulation and Employment in India's Retail Stores
A new dataset of 1,948 retail stores in India shows that 27% of the stores find labor regulations as a problem for their business. Using these data, we analyze the effect of labor regulations on employment at the store level. We find that flexible labor regulations have a strong positive effect on j...
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okr-10986-56072021-04-23T14:02:23Z Labor Regulation and Employment in India's Retail Stores Amin, Mohammad Labor Standards: Public Policy J880 Labor Law K310 Retail and Wholesale Trade e-Commerce L810 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 A new dataset of 1,948 retail stores in India shows that 27% of the stores find labor regulations as a problem for their business. Using these data, we analyze the effect of labor regulations on employment at the store level. We find that flexible labor regulations have a strong positive effect on job creation. Our estimates show that labor reforms are likely to increase employment by 22% of the current level for an average store. We also address the issue of informality in India's retail sector. Our findings suggest that more flexible labor laws can encourage firms to operate in the more efficient formal retail sector. According to our estimates, labor reforms could reduce the level of informality by as much as 33%. 2012-03-30T07:33:39Z 2012-03-30T07:33:39Z 2009 Journal Article Journal of Comparative Economics 01475967 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5607 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article India |
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A new dataset of 1,948 retail stores in India shows that 27% of the stores find labor regulations as a problem for their business. Using these data, we analyze the effect of labor regulations on employment at the store level. We find that flexible labor regulations have a strong positive effect on job creation. Our estimates show that labor reforms are likely to increase employment by 22% of the current level for an average store. We also address the issue of informality in India's retail sector. Our findings suggest that more flexible labor laws can encourage firms to operate in the more efficient formal retail sector. According to our estimates, labor reforms could reduce the level of informality by as much as 33%. |
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