The gender productivity gap: Evidence from the Indian informal sector

Ira Gang, Rajesh Raj, Kunal Sen and Myeong-Su Yun ()

No wp-2021-183, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: We examine the patterns and correlates of the productivity gap between male-owned and female-owned firms for informal enterprises in India. Female-owned firms are on average 45 per cent less productive than male-owned firms, with the clearest productivity gaps observed at the lower end of the productivity distribution. Using decomposition methods, we find that about 73 per cent of the productivity gap can be explained by structural effect, with the remainder being due to differences in observable characteristics as captured by composition effect.

Keywords: Gender; Productivity gap; India; Decomposition methods; Informal sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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