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Living Wage Update Report: Rural India, Tamil Nadu, Nilgiris (July 2020)

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  • Ian Prates

    (Social Accountability International)

  • Richard Anker

    (Anker Research Institute)

  • Martha Anker

    (Anker Research Institute)

Abstract

This report updates to July 2020 living wage and living expenses/living income for rural Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu State, India. The net living wage (i.e. take-home pay required for basic decency) and living expenses (living cost for a reference size family of 4 for basic decency) were both updated to the study month of the most recent calendar year – July 2020 – to take into account the amount of inflation since the original study in July 2018. Without accounting for inflation, the net living wage estimated in 2018 would not be sufficient for workers to have a basic but decent standard of living in 2020 because the purchasing power of the living wage would have decreased. Similarly, living expenses for a reference family are also updated to July 2020 to account for inflation.

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  • Ian Prates & Richard Anker & Martha Anker, 2020. "Living Wage Update Report: Rural India, Tamil Nadu, Nilgiris (July 2020)," Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) 20-04-04, Universidad Privada Boliviana.
    • Handle: RePEc:iad:glliwa:200404
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    Keywords

    Living Wage; India; rural; Anker Methodology.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • J80 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - General

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