Amin, Mohammad2012-06-062012-06-062007-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7270A new dataset of 1,948 retail stores in India compiled by the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys shows that 27 percent of the stores report labor regulations as a problem for their business. Using these data we analyze the effect of labor regulation on employment at the store level. We find that stricter labor regulation has a strong negative effect on employment. Our estimates show that labor reforms are likely to increase employment by 22 percent of the current level for an average store.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGANNUAL LEAVECHECKINGDOWNWARD PRESSUREECONOMICSEMPLOYMENTHOURS OF WORKINCOMEINVENTORYJOB CREATIONJOBSLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR LAWSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET RIGIDITIESLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLABOR REGULATIONLABOR REGULATIONSLEGISLATIONMATERNITY LEAVEMOTIVATIONOVERTIMEOVERTIME WORKPERMANENT EMPLOYMENTPERMANENT WORKERSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPRIVATE SECTORPROFITABILITYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTRESERVE BANK OF INDIARULESSAVINGSSERVICE SECTORTAX ADMINISTRATIONTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTEMPORARY WORKERSTOTAL EMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENTWAGE DIFFERENTIALSWAGE DISPERSIONWAGESWORK IN PROGRESSWORKERWORKERSWORKINGWORKING CONDITIONSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4314