01255nam a22001697a 4500999001900000008004100019100002500060245006200085260004400147300003700191520061400228650006800842773004400910906001200954942000700966952011200973  c522003d522003230307b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGhosh, Saibal938266  aFirm performance and productivity: Is labour an obstacle?  aThe Indian Journal of Labour Economics   a65(3), Jul-Sep, 2022: p. 709-728  aUsing cross-sectional data on SMEs, the paper examines the importance of labour obstacles on their performance and productivity. The findings indicate that labour obstacles are an important impediment affecting firm behaviour: a one standard deviation increase in such obstacles lower sales by 6–8% and employment by 2–5%. In addition, we find that such obstacles are more acute in case of women-focused firms. Taken together, these findings extend the literature on labour obstacles to small firms and suggest that policy needs to focus on this hitherto neglected aspect of SME behaviour. – Reproduced   aSME, Labour obstacles, Sales, Employment, Productivity. 936617  aThe Indian Journal of Labour Economics   aLABOURS  cAR  00102ddc40709396688aIIPAbIIPAd2023-03-07h65(3), Jul-Sep, 2022: p. 709-728pAR128265r2023-03-07yAR