Essays on Labor Markets in Developing Countries

Essays on Labor Markets in Developing Countries

This dissertation consists of three empirical essays on distortions in labor market outcomes in developing countries. Chapter 1 tests for downward nominal wage rigidity in markets for casual daily agricultural labor. It examines responses to rainfall shocks in 500 Indian districts from 1956-2008. Fi...

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Main Author: Anand, Supreet
Other Authors: Mullainathan, Sendhil
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2012
Subjects:
development
labor markets
self control
separation failure
time inconsistency
wage rigidity
economics
Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10485
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9284829

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http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10485
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:9284829

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