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Does Removing Restrictions on Night Shifts for Women Workers Improve Their Labour Market Outcomes? Evidence from India

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  • Kumar, Sai Shreyas Krishna

    (Warwick University)

Abstract

I study the effect of lifting restrictions on night – shift work for women on their labour market outcomes. Using the staggered repeal of night – shift restrictions for women under the Factories Act, 1948 in the Indian states of Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Assam, I employ a Triple Difference model to estimate its effect on the share of women workers and daily wages for women in manufacturing. My results suggest no significant impact as the estimated effects are close to 0 and statistically insignificant. I am also able to rule out effects larger than 0.95 p.p and 2.8% on the share of women workers and daily wages respectively, and these estimates are robust to the use of the Stacked Triple Difference regression. I also provide several possible explanations for my results using case studies.

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  • Kumar, Sai Shreyas Krishna, 2024. "Does Removing Restrictions on Night Shifts for Women Workers Improve Their Labour Market Outcomes? Evidence from India," Warwick-Monash Economics Student Papers 66, Warwick Monash Economics Student Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:wrk:wrkesp:66
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    Keywords

    Night Shifts ; Female Labour Force Participation ; Wages ; Manufacturing ; India JEL classifications: J08 ; J16 ; J21 ; J31 ; J38 ; K31 ; O14 ; O25;
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    JEL classification:

    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
    • K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • O25 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Industrial Policy

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