 Post-school Experiences of the Youth: Tracing Delhi Slum Dwellers from 2007/08 to 2018Yuko Tsujita ()
A chapter in Youth in Indian Labour Market, 2024, pp 123-143 from Springer Abstract: Abstract India’s recent economic growth has not sufficiently absorbed the growth of the working-age population, particularly in employment with regular payments and social protection. In this background, this chapter examines how youth of low economic strata have experienced the labour market in their post-schooling period, using longitudinal data collected in Delhi slums over the decade from 2007/08 to 2018. The majority of young slum dwellers had higher educational levels than the older slum dwellers and experienced a greater increase in real incomes compared to the older workers. Education plays a crucial role in the earnings of young slum workers. However, the income levels of slum dwellers remain significantly lower than those of the broader population in Delhi, and the economic disparity with non-slum workers in Delhi appears to have increased over the decade. Similarly, the gender disparity in earnings among slum dwellers has not been rectified over time. Growing income disparity and gender differences in terms of work participation and earnings remain major challenges for the country. Keywords: Employment; Youth; Slums; India (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-97-0379-1_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-0379-1_7 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in India Studies in Business and Economics from Springer |
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