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100			_aGhosh, Saibal _938266
245			_aFirm performance and productivity: Is labour an obstacle?
260			_aThe Indian Journal of Labour Economics
300			_a65(3), Jul-Sep, 2022: p. 709-728
520			_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
650			_aSME, Labour obstacles, Sales, Employment, Productivity. _936617
773			_aThe Indian Journal of Labour Economics
906			_aLABOURS
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