Measuring visible underemployment

Sugata Sen Roy () and Sourav Chakrabortty
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Sugata Sen Roy: University of Calcutta, Postal: Department of Statistics, Calcutta, India
Sourav Chakrabortty: Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Postal: National Sample Survey Office, Calcutta, India

Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 2016, issue 1, 85-101

Abstract: In this paper we have looked into the problems of measuring visible underemployment. Some measures to gauge the intensity of visible underemployment have been suggested and their properties studied. Measures based on given time-norms for work are also suggested. The results are illustrated through examples.

Keywords: Visible underemployment; intensity measures; norm-based measures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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