Identifying Wage Inequality in Indian Urban Informal Labour Market: A Gender Perspective

Title

Identifying Wage Inequality in Indian Urban Informal Labour Market: A Gender Perspective

Creator

Pattayat S.S.; Haluwalia S.

Description

This chapter elucidates the wage differential between male and female informal workers in urban labour market by using employment and unemployment survey 61st (2004-2005) round, 68th (2011-2012), and Periodic Labour Force Survey 2019-2020 data of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) unit level data. This study found that gender inequality not only increased during getting job but also persists after getting job during wage distribution. Based on the Oaxaca-Blinder (OB) decomposition, it is revealed that gender wage inequality is more in the labour market due to the labour market discrimination, that is, unexplained components. Hence, this study helps researcher, policy makers and government to fix the gender wage discrimination issues exist in the Indian labour market. This will enhance economic growth through the rise of the women labour force participation. 2024 A. Vinodan, S. Mahalakshmi, and S. Rameshkumar.

Source

Informal Economy and Sustainable Development Goals: Ideas, Interventions and Challenges, pp. 335-357.

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

Subject

Gender; informal employees; labour market; Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition; urban

Coverage

Pattayat S.S., Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Haluwalia S., Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 978-183753980-2; 978-183753981-9

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-980-220241018

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