We ( @mahambare_vidya @DhanarajSowmya ) recently concluded our 4-article series with @ThePrintIndia. Using data spanning 2 decades, this novel series highlights important labor market variations across regions and demographics which have important policy implications.

A thread

First up, we look at young men in urban India (20-29 yrs) and found that 1 in 5 young men are not looking for jobs (a 14% decadal jump) and are staying longer in education + looking for formal jobs

https://bit.ly/3boQEc1 

Next, we looked at gender gap in employment by comparing two age groups: 20-29 years and 30-49 years. Nearly 64% young men, but only 16% of young women are employed. Even in progressive TN and Karnataka, only 20-22% young urban women were in paid work.

https://bit.ly/3unOodI 

3rd article focuses on sectoral trajectories of prosperous states' economies and their influence on inclusive growth. We find that states with more balanced development models + focus on labor-intensive sectors spread prosperity wider.

https://bit.ly/3bnyKWL 

In our most recent article, we explore changes in education + employment pattern of young urban Indian men (25-35 years) by caste groups and find in employment share of OBC, SC, ST to ~50% in real estate + biz services in 2017-18.

https://bit.ly/3bouvuj 

We also find that returns to education of young people belonging to non-marginalized castes continues to remain higher than marginalized caste groups at all levels of education and the differences become larger among young adults with tertiary education.

https://bit.ly/3bouvuj