Economics

  • Underemployment in India: Why Job Quantity Does Not Equal Job Quality

    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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  • Understanding the Fertility Crisis: More than Personal Choice

    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

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