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Jean-François Gauthier

Boston College
gauthija@bc.edu

Jean-François is a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at Boston College. His work is centred around business and development economics. His current research has focussed on the role of minimum wage in firms’ decision-making, and on the dynamic between managers and workers in garment factories in India. In addition, he also studies the benefits of artificial intelligence-assisted hiring and training tools to employers, employees, and job-seekers in India and the US.

Posts by Jean-François Gauthier

How worker investments can fuel productivity in India’s manufacturing sector

In the second article in the Ideas@IPF2023 series, Adhvaryu et al. synthesise some facts on India’s declining manufacturing productivity and variations across states and industries. They examine exi...

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श्रम-प्रधान उद्योगों में श्रमिकों की अनुपस्थिति का सामना करना

श्रम-प्रधान उद्योगों में श्रमिकों की अनुपस्थिति फर्मों की उत्पादकता में हानि का कारण बनती है, जिसके चलते श्रमिकों के लिए उत्पादकता-आधारित प्रोत्साहन की संभावना कम होती है। कर्नाटक में किये गए एक अध्यय...

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Dealing with worker absenteeism in labour-intensive industries

Worker absenteeism in labour-intensive industries causes productivity losses for firms, and reduced potential for productivity-based incentives for workers. Based on a study in Karnataka, this article...

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