Economics
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Mriganka Tiwary Abstract This paper argues that India’s labour market challenge is systemic underemployment, which restricts productivity and undermines the human potential of the workforce, rather than a mere lack of jobs. The analysis, supported by secondary data, shows that the country’s rapid economic expansion fails to translate into quality work. Nearly half of the
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This paper asks: What are the key structural barriers to fertility in advanced economies, and how might policy address them without coercion? Birthrates aren’t falling, they’re being pushed down. According to a 2025 UNFPA survey, many people are having fewer children than they desire, with 20% of respondents explicitly stating they expect to have fewer