The Economic Cost of General Strikes in Nepal

Min Shrestha () and Shashi Kant Chaudhary ()

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Abstract: This paper reviews the key aspects of general strikes and analyses the economic cost of such strikes in Nepal. Data analysis shows that average direct cost of general strikes stood at NRs. 1.8 billion per strike day and NRs. 27 billion per year at current prices during 2008-2013. [NRB Working Paper No. 20]

Keywords: economic cost; strikes; nepal; output; prices; inflation; GDP; political system; political system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-04
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