News for 'Journal of Labor Economics'

Do happy people work harder?

Economists at the University of Warwick, carried out a number of experiments to test the idea that happy employees work harder.

Drinking helps your career? Maybe, CEOs say

The Two Faces of India's Democracy

How should one billion Indians, for whom deprivation has become an inescapable way of life, join us in celebrating 75 years of Independence? And where do we go from here? asks Kalyan Singhal.

Lower oil prices will boost global economy: IMF chief

Crude oil has fallen about 40 per cent since mid June and the price on Monday touched its lowest level since mid 2009 before US oil prices posted their biggest one-day gain in two years overnight.

India blundered along, exactly as every other country did

Not to say that India couldn't have handled the situation better, but on average, it didn't do anywhere near as badly as the naysayers make it out argues Rajeev Srinivasan.

5 key lessons about women and work in India

With India poised to become the largest economy in the world by 2030, it cannot afford to leave half of its workforce behind.

We are in denial, but Bangladeshis are still flooding India's northeast

The local labour force is streaming out of the region, creating a vacuum that makes it easier for the Bangladeshis to fill in, says R N Ravi