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Venkatanarayana Motkuri. 2025. State of Working India 2026: Youth in the Labour Market: Pathways from Learning to Earning. 254p.

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Azim Premji University

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Ritika Jain, Praveena Kodoth, M Parameswaran and Vinoj Abraham. 2024. The Covid 19 Pandemic and Employment Vulnerability in Kerala, India: Does Migration Status Matter? 38p. (Working Paper; 515).

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Centre for Development Studies

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Laxman Rao Sankineni. 2025. Skill Development and Employability among Scheduled Castes in Telangana: Policy Implications Emerging from an Empirical Assessment. 50p. (Working Paper; 150).

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Centre for Economic and Social Studies

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Cledwyn Fernandez, Shabana Mitra, and Nency Agrawal. 2026. Women in the Workforce: Moving the Dialogue from Centre to States Recommendations from the Third Roundtable of the Network on Economic Policies for Women-led Development (EPWD). 18p.

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Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

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Rikhia Bhukta, Sandhya Garg, and Ashish K. Seda. 2025. Digital Payments and Gendered Labor Reallocation. 46p. (Working Paper; 465)

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Institute of Economic Growth

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Meenakshi Rajeev and Pranav Nagendran. 2026. How Well Do Agency and Technology Work for Women Entrepreneurs? Insights from a Panel Data Model Using Capability Approach. 21p. (Working Paper; 612).

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Institute for Social and Economic Change

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Mubashira Zaidi, Camellia Reja, and Ira Wadhwa 2025. Navigating Gendered and Structural Barriers to Aspirations: Experiences of Youth in Kalyanpuri, New Delhi - A Study Report. 84p.

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Institute of Social Studies Trust

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Unnimaya U.G. (2025). Access, Motivation and Empowerment: A Case Study of Female Food Delivery Workers in Kerala, India. 30p. (Working Paper No. 248).

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Madras Institute of Development Studies

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N.R. Bhanumurthy, Bhabesh Hazarika, and Aritri Chakravarty (2026). Reimagining Gender Budgeting Framework in India: Linking Fiscal Outlays and Gendered. 35p. (Working Paper; 298).

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Madras School of Economics

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Ellina Samantroy and Priyanka Chatterjee. 2026. Women and Future of Work in India: Challenges and Opportunities. 96p.

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V.V. Giri National Labour Institute

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