Concentration in Knowledge Output:A Case of Economics Journals

Journals moderate knowledge activity in economics. The activity of publishing article in professional journal forms significant part of knowledge output. Output of economics articles has been growing over the time. We examine an important question: Is there any case of institutional or location concentration in knowledge production? This paper analyses concentration indicators specific to economics journals and explores link between publication process and concentration. The analysis of various concentration measures present evidence for institutional-geographic-area-author concentration in Knowledge production in Economics. High concentration levels indicate possibility of institutional lock-in. The literature provides evidence for myopic refereeing, editorial favouritism and the presence of ‘lock-in’ effect. The achievement in journal publication is influenced by factors like institutional affiliation, propitious circumstances etc. Discussion carried out in this paper hints the possibility of causal link between unfair process and unfair outcome.Knowledge,Lotka's Law,Fourier Series

Realising Decent Work

A commentary on final report of the task force on domestic workersdomestic workers, economic systems, informal work, trade-off, decent working, labour, ILO, employers, skill development, rural, labour force, wages, Maternity Benefit,

Demographic dividend or deficit: insights from data on Indian labour

Using data on educational attainment and labour market aggregates, we examine if advantages reflected in age structure – enormity of youth population in India – is converted into labour market outcomes. The study is descriptive in nature, unravelling the pattern of educational attainment of youth and six labour market variables: work participation rate (WPR), labour force participation rate (LFPR), rate of unemployment, employment status, distribution of economic activity and distribution of occupation. The analysis is based on unit level data of National Sample Survey (NSS) 62nd round. We doubt the view that enormity of youth population is a key source of demographic dividend. On the other hand, the paper exposes inadequacy of educational attainment to support a large chunk of Indian youth in availing advantages of economic growth. Moreover, the magnitude of this inadequacy is relatively higher for segments of youth population including rural youth, who form the majority of youth population, women, social categories like scheduled caste and scheduled tribe.educational attainment; labour market; India; education; demographics; age structure; youth population; work participation rate; labour force participation rate; unemployment rates; employment status; economic activity; occupation distribution.

India Labour Market Report 2008

This is the first Bi-annual India Labour Market Report, published by Adecco TISS Labour Market Research Initiatives. The exploration of emerging issues in Indian labour market through the ATLMRI discussion paper series, consisting of eight discussion papers on themes such as employment, employability, labour law, and educational attainment, has provided useful cues about contemporary issues in Indian labour market. A felt need was for a more comprehensive report on emerging aspects of Indian labour market. Thus, the idea of India Labour Market was born.labouar market, labour, employment, employability, law, educational attainment, ATLMRI, ADDECO, Addeco, Labour Studies, India, TISS

Indigenous knowledge and fast moving consumer goods: are we seeing some tradeoffs?

This paper explores the role of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and biodiversity as positive growth leveraging factors. In doing so, we examine how the growth of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) may adversely affect regional knowledge systems and biodiversity. From the investors' perspective, FMCG sector is the source of high and stable return. We postulate that the growth of a sector like FMCG is a threat to local production systems using organic inputs and indirectly to the overall regional growth. In countries such as India, villages have their own indigenous-organic solutions such as scouring and cleaning agents, beverages, balms, chutneys, medicines, etc. Through a simple model we show the approach towards conceptual modelling of the trade-off between non-IK embedded solutions and IK-based solutions. In trying to link this paper with future work, it suggests that there is a need for a more pro-active policy to specify indigenous product standards and disclosure norms.indigenous knowledge; biodiversity; economic growth; fast moving consumer goods; FMCG; indigenous culture; regional knowledge systems; India; product standards; disclosure norms; innovation; indigenous peoples.

Labour Market in Urban Agglomerations: A case from an Indian Global City

The study explores different aspects of employment and labour market prevalent in large in UAs, in particular global cities. To capture the role of labour market in urban agglomeration, particularly pooling of labour and concentration of economic activities, the paper present a case study of Peenya Industrial Estate of Bangalore, the largest industrial estate in South Asia. URL:[http://fgks.in/IndexServer/tifac/article/146.pdf].Urban Agglomerations, labour market, industrial estate, south asia, economic activities, Bangalore, cities, NSS unit level data, India, employees, employers, economic growth, concentration of benefits, perfectly competitive market, india, Indian UAs, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata

Working and Living Conditions of Women Domestic Workers: Evidences from Mumbai

This paper, exploring primary data collected from 1510 women domestic workers in Mumbai, evidently brings out that domestic work as a feminine occupation in a global city like Mumbai is a epitome of critical deficits in human development, a vicious situation of lack of core entitlements which are required to enjoy freedom guaranteed by the democratic society. Based on the findings, it is argued why it is important to create a comprehensive social security system for domestic workers in India, against the backdrop of working and living conditions of labour belonging to this occupational category. The study covers themes such as basic demographic features, nature of services, work profile of the domestic workers, access to social security, consumption of edible items, consumption under PDS system, health, union awareness, time use, household assets and liability, habitat, attitude of domestic workers towards gender and domestic violence. [Discussion Paper No. 13].domestic workers, Mumbai, women, working, living condition, household assets, liability, habitat, attitude, PDS, health, social security, consumption, india, europe, wages, formal workers, labour force participation

Does Change in S & T Explain Dynamics in Human Capital? An enquiry into Emerging Trends in Nursing Labour Market

We examine why it is important to consider seemingly autonomous but more embedded socio-political-economic aspects in assessing the impact of changes in Science and Technology (S&T) on human capital. In capturing the linkage between S&T and human capital, as we show, the dynamics in labour market is enmeshed in the complex web of socio-political-economic systems. Perhaps, this mode of reasoning has varying effects depending on the nature of economic activity. While the effect of entanglement of socio-political-economic aspects on S&T-human capital linkage may have less dynamism for primary economic activities, this effect is quite apparent for secondary and tertiary activities, quite reflected in consequences such as migration of labour. Interestingly, we investigate this dynamics taking nursing labour market as a case, viewing its significance in the emerging health care systems. A significant change in S&T of health care is that it has become more diagnostic than heuristic based system, mainly driven by advancements in the bio-medical technology. This change has altered the scope of health care occupations, covering occupations such as physicians, nurses, and para-medical professionals. Of these, nursing as an occupation reports one of the highest rates of women participation. After 2000, the migration of nursing professionals from some of the least developed/developing countries to developed countries has shown a steady increase. This surge in migration may have its roots in changes in S&T of health care systems. However, this link remains incomplete if we exclude a host of factors, primarily state’s role in health care, changes in health care education, new institutions in human capital formation, wage dynamics, and an increasingly socially embedded labour market. In this paper, we examine these themes –perspectives and substantive issues- , using the literature and secondary and primary data.S&T-human capital linkage, changes in health care system, nursing labour market, India, health professions, health care, para-medical professions, women participation, labour market, health care education, Health Studies, Labour Studies