Competitive Papers
Report of Competitive Call for Papers by Young South Asian Scholars
SARNET issued the first competitive call for papers on ‘Labour Markets, Employment and Inclusive Growth in South Asia’ for Young South Asian scholars (below the age of 35 years) of South Asian nationality (working either in the region or outside).
The topics and issues included,
- Pace and pattern of employment creation in South Asia during the last few decades and the kind of linkages that can be seen with growth performance
- Reasons for a high level of informalization of jobs in South Asia
- Policies and institutions needed to promote formalization
- Constraints to manufacturing growth in South Asia
- The dynamics of the emerging patterns of labour market inequality and social exclusion in South Asia
- Changes required in labour market institutions to generate high quality jobs that lead to growth for the promotion of inclusive development
Young South Asian scholars were invited to submit proposals for empirical papers, covering any or all of the major South Asian economies, including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. A total number of 134 proposals were received. The proposals and submitted papers were reviewed by a committee of international experts. The selected candidates were invited to write full papers which were presented on 14 December 2013 at New Delhi.
Selected revised papers:
Abhinav Narayanan
Paper ID: SAR/023/M/I
Doctoral student, Department of Economics
University of Georgia, USA