Does Removing Restrictions on Night Shifts for Women Workers Improve Their Labour Market Outcomes? Evidence from India

Sai Shreyas Krishna Kumar

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Abstract: I study the effect of lifting restrictions on night – shift work for women on their labour market outcomes. Using the staggered repeal of night – shift restrictions for women under the Factories Act, 1948 in the Indian states of Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Assam, I employ a Triple Difference model to estimate its effect on the share of women workers and daily wages for women in manufacturing. My results suggest no significant impact as the estimated effects are close to 0 and statistically insignificant. I am also able to rule out effects larger than 0.95 p.p and 2.8% on the share of women workers and daily wages respectively, and these estimates are robust to the use of the Stacked Triple Difference regression. I also provide several possible explanations for my results using case studies.

Keywords: Night Shifts; Female Labour Force Participation; Wages; Manufacturing; India JEL classifications: J08; J16; J21; J31; J38; K31; O14; O25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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