Effects of Trade and Services Liberalization on Wage Inequality in India

Mehta, Aashish; Hasan, Rana | August 2011
Abstract
India's economic reforms of the 1990s are widely credited with having raised India's rates of economic growth. They are also believed to have contributed to a widening of inequality. This paper uses labor force survey data from India to examine the extent to which trade and services liberalization - key components of India's economic reforms - have contributed to increases in wage inequality.
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Mehta, Aashish; Hasan, Rana. 2011. Effects of Trade and Services Liberalization on Wage Inequality in India. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2006. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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Economic Development
Economic Infrastructure
Economic Policies
Regional Economic Development
Microfinance Programs
Public Finance
Local Financing
Financial Stability
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