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

Shiba Shankar Pattayat (Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, India)

Sumit Haluwalia (Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, India)

Informal Economy and Sustainable Development Goals: Ideas, Interventions and Challenges

ISBN: 978-1-83753-981-9, eISBN: 978-1-83753-980-2

Publication date: 7 October 2024

Abstract

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.

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Conflict of Interest

There is no conflict of interest.

Citation

Pattayat, S.S. and Haluwalia, S. (2024), "Identifying Wage Inequality in Indian Urban Informal Labour Market: A Gender Perspective", Vinodan, A., Mahalakshmi, S. and Rameshkumar, S. (Ed.) Informal Economy and Sustainable Development Goals: Ideas, Interventions and Challenges, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 335-357. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-980-220241018

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Emerald Publishing Limited