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Retailing In India: Assessing The Investment Climate, Mohammad Amin
Retailing In India: Assessing The Investment Climate, Mohammad Amin
Mohammad Amin
An overview of the business climate for the retail sector in India is provided using micro data on retail stores collected by the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys.
Labor Regulation And Employment In India’S Retail Stores, Mohammad Amin
Labor Regulation And Employment In India’S Retail Stores, Mohammad Amin
Mohammad Amin
A new dataset of 1,948 retail stores in India shows that 27% of the stores find labor regulations as a problem for their business. Using these data, we analyze the effect of labor regulations on employment at the store level. We find that flexible labor regulations have a strong positive effect on job creation. Our estimates show that labor reforms are likely to increase employment by 22% of the current level for an average store. We also address the issue of informality in India’s retail sector. Our findings suggest that more flexible labor laws can encourage firms to operate in …