Does workfare work? India's employment guarantee during COVID-19
As many other countries, India leverages on a pre-existing workfare programme as a COVID-19 response. We combine monthly administrative data with migration and poverty statistics and provide four insights on the recent expansion of the programme. First, poorer districts include more households, that...
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| author | Narayanan, Sudha Oldiges, Christian Saha, Shree |
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| description | As many other countries, India leverages on a pre-existing workfare programme as a COVID-19 response. We combine monthly administrative data with migration and poverty statistics and provide four insights on the recent expansion of the programme. First, poorer districts include more households, that is, increasing extensive margin. Second, in districts with a high proportion of return migrants, there is no increase, and third, unmet demand for work is higher than the national average of 22.7%. Fourth, despite the expansion, the programme provided just 13.5 days per rural household. The programme requires attention to fulfil its promise as a credible safety net. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1413822025-10-26T13:02:25Z Does workfare work? India's employment guarantee during COVID-19 Narayanan, Sudha Oldiges, Christian Saha, Shree labour market rural employment covid-19 employment social protection migration poverty social safety nets As many other countries, India leverages on a pre-existing workfare programme as a COVID-19 response. We combine monthly administrative data with migration and poverty statistics and provide four insights on the recent expansion of the programme. First, poorer districts include more households, that is, increasing extensive margin. Second, in districts with a high proportion of return migrants, there is no increase, and third, unmet demand for work is higher than the national average of 22.7%. Fourth, despite the expansion, the programme provided just 13.5 days per rural household. The programme requires attention to fulfil its promise as a credible safety net. 2022-01 2024-04-12T13:37:48Z 2024-04-12T13:37:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141382 en Open Access Wiley Narayanan, Sudha; Oldiges, Christian; and Saha, Shree. 2022. Does workfare work? India's employment guarantee during COVID-19. Journal of International Development 34(1): 82-108. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3583 |
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| title | Does workfare work? India's employment guarantee during COVID-19 |
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| title_short | Does workfare work? India's employment guarantee during COVID-19 |
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| topic | labour market rural employment covid-19 employment social protection migration poverty social safety nets |
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