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Synthesis of the Impacts of Covid-19 on India’s Labor Market: Looking at People, Places and Policies

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dc.contributor.authorHe, Yiming
dc.contributor.authorNarayan, Ambar
dc.contributor.authorOlinto, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorSinha Roy, Sutirtha
dc.contributor.authorSarma, Nayantara
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-22T17:26:38Z
dc.date.available2023-03-22T17:26:38Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the impact of Covid-19 on a host of labor market outcomes in India, using a continuous household survey. Cross-sectional trends of headline indicators like unemployment and labor force participation indicate a quick recovery after the unprecedented shock of the pandemic. However, women, marginalized social groups, and youth were more adversely affected, largely due to the nature of their employment before the pandemic. Next, a fixed-cohort analysis with a difference-in-differences regression framework is used to follow the labor market trajectories of a Covid-affected cohort and a pre-Covid cohort for comparison, over a span of 12-16 months. A story of downward transitions emerges, with movements out of the labor force, into more informal and lower-paid types of work in agriculture and rural areas. Higher education and being located in dense, urban areas partially mediated the adverse shocks of Covid-19. Lastly, India’s extensive vaccination campaign had significant positive impacts on employment recovery.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099335003162316683/IDU0033327e00090c04ed90b88900e2290079692
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10366
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39573
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10366
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCOVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OF MARGINALIZED SOCIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectPOST-PANDEMIC EMPLOYMENT RECOVERY
dc.subjectINFORMAL JOBS
dc.subjectGENDER AND RURAL LABOR
dc.titleSynthesis of the Impacts of Covid-19 on India’s Labor Marketen
dc.title.subtitleLooking at People, Places and Policiesen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleSynthesis of the Impacts of Covid-19 on India’s Labor Market: Looking at People, Places and Policies
okr.date.disclosure2023-03-16
okr.date.lastmodified2023-03-16T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099335003162316683/IDU0033327e00090c04ed90b88900e2290079692
okr.guid099335003162316683
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10366
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34022828
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34022828
okr.identifier.reportWPS10366
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099335003162316683/pdf/IDU0033327e00090c04ed90b88900e2290079692.pdfen
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::SARS
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicGender::Gender and Rural Development
okr.unitEFI-SAR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ESAPV)
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