Aloke Kar a former member of the Indian Statistical Service served with UN Statistical agencies including the Statistical Institute for Asia Pacific. He is currently associated as a Visiting Scientist with the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
Given the high degree of informality in the Indian economy, national employment surveys have drawn up complex instructions to capture all those who work. This however also comes with the risk that…
Labour force surveys that yield estimates on job numbers are designed to capture work inputs in 'normal' situations. The concepts and methodology used can lead to errors in estimates during…
