Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5059765 Economics Letters 2013 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
We calibrate a two-sector span-of-control model and show that size-dependent labor regulations generate the observed employment distribution across manufacturing establishments in India. We find that such regulations in manufacturing reduce productivity in agriculture and impede the process of structural transformation.
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Size-dependent labor regulations and structural transformation in India
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