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| Jayanta Sen |
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| ''Does occupational segregation affect gender earning difference in India's informal sector? A decomposition exercise'' |
| ( 2025, Vol. 45 No.2 ) |
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| The study attempts to explore whether and to what extent occupational gender segregation affects average earning difference between male and female informal sector workers in India. A decomposition exercise is undertaken in order to examine the relative roles of gender segregation across occupations and within-occupation earning differentials in explaining overall average gender earning gap. Results show that male and female workers are highly segregated irrespective of rural and urban regions. Within-occupation earning differences, not gender segregation, contribute to the bulk of gender earning differentials in India's informal sector. |
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| Keywords: Informal Sector, Gender Segregation, Occupations, Employment, Earning, Gender Gap |
JEL: J7 - Labor Discrimination: General
J4 - Particular Labor Markets: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Mar 13 2024 | | Manuscript Accepted : Jun 30 2025 |
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