The “Discouraged Worker Effect†in public works programs: Evidence from the MGNREGA in India
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Keywords
wages; labor; social protection; social safety net; Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme; administrative rationing; discouraged worker effect; employment guarantee; J08 Labor Economics Policies; J38 Wages; Compensation; and Labor Costs: Public Policy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
- J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
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