Labor Regulation and Employment in India's Retail Stores

Amin, Mohammad

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCOUNTING;    ANNUAL LEAVE;    CHECKING;    DOWNWARD PRESSURE;    ECONOMICS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-4314
RP-ID  :  WPS4314

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

A new dataset of 1,948 retail stores inIndia compiled by the World Bank's Enterprise Surveysshows that 27 percent of the stores report labor regulationsas a problem for their business. Using these data we analyzethe effect of labor regulation on employment at the storelevel. We find that stricter labor regulation has a strongnegative effect on employment. Our estimates show that laborreforms are likely to increase employment by 22 percent ofthe current level for an average store.