Does workfare work? India's employment guarantee during Covid‐19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21594083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sudha Narayanan (0000-0003-1048-2341, International Food Policy Research Institute, South Asia Region New Delhi India), Christian Oldiges (0000-0001-9614-8277, United Nations Development Programme, Bureau of Policy and Programme Support New York City New York USA, corresponding author), Shree Saha (Cornell University Ithaca New York USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 82-108 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of International Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-1748 • E-ISSN: 1099-1328 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jid.3583 |
| OpenAlex | W3213698882 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 15 |
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
Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Poverty · Safety net · Socioeconomics · Welfare · Workfare · Agricultural risk and resilience · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Engineering
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |