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Labor Regulations, Employment and Wages: Evidence from India's Apparel Sector

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  • Rana Hasan
  • Nidhi Kapoor
  • Aashish Mehta
  • Asha Sundaram

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  • Rana Hasan & Nidhi Kapoor & Aashish Mehta & Asha Sundaram, 2017. "Labor Regulations, Employment and Wages: Evidence from India's Apparel Sector," Asian Economic Policy Review, Japan Center for Economic Research, vol. 12(1), pages 70-90, January.
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    1. Diti Goswami & Sourabh Bikas Paul, 2020. "Labor Reforms in Rajasthan: A boon or a bane?," Papers 2012.01016, arXiv.org.
    2. Hasan, Rana & Mehta, Aashish & Sundaram, Asha, 2021. "The effects of labor regulation on firms and exports: Evidence from Indian apparel manufacturing," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 49(1), pages 183-200.
    3. Aditya Bhattacharjea, 2019. "Labour Market Flexibility in Indian Industry A Critical Survey of the Literature," Working papers 296, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics.
    4. Rana Hasan & Yi Jiang & Radine Michelle Rafols, 2017. "Urban Agglomeration Effects in India: Evidence from Town-Level Data," Asian Development Review, MIT Press, vol. 34(2), pages 201-228, September.
    5. Takatoshi Ito & Kazumasa Iwata & Jong-Wha Lee & Colin McKenzie & Shujiro Urata, 2017. "Labor, Health and Education in Asia-Analysis of Micro Data: Editors' Overview," Asian Economic Policy Review, Japan Center for Economic Research, vol. 12(1), pages 1-17, January.
    6. Prema‐chandra Athukorala, 2019. "Joining Global Production Networks: Experience and Prospects of India," Asian Economic Policy Review, Japan Center for Economic Research, vol. 14(1), pages 123-143, January.
    7. Park-Poaps H, 2018. "The Roles Technological Advancement and Knowledge Transfers in the Global Textiles and Clothing Sector," Current Trends in Fashion Technology & Textile Engineering, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(1), pages 13-17, January.
    8. Rana Hasan & Rhea Molato, 2019. "Wages Over the Course of Structural Transformation: Evidence from India," Asian Development Review, MIT Press, vol. 36(2), pages 131-158, September.

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