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Gaurav Chiplunkar
Gaurav Chiplunkar has completed his Ph.D. from Yale University in the Department of Economics in May 2019. He will be joining the Global Economies and Markets group at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia as an Assistant Professor in August 2019.
His research interests are at the intersection of development and labour economics and examine on the one hand, how large industrial policies affect firm behaviour and on the other, how frictions in the labour market constrain job search, recruitment, and hiring practices by workers and firms. He also studies how policy reforms and new technologies can help mitigate these frictions.
A secondary research agenda focuses on examining the evolution of traditional institutions in India over time and across policy reforms.
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Which jobs were ‘lost’ during India’s Covid-19 lockdowns? Evidence from online vacancy postings
Covid-19 and associated lockdowns across countries have had a devastating impact on the global economy and labour markets. In India, recent data show a historic economic contraction by 23.9% over the last quarter. Using real-time data from a large online job portal, this article finds that hiring activity (in mostly urban, formal-sector jobs) declined dramatically due to the national lockdown and these job losses affected less-educated, young, and female job seekers more than others.
प्रतिस्पर्धी नौकरियों की खोज : कम शेयरिंग से कंपनियों का नुकसान
श्रम बाज़ार में नौकरियों और कर्मचारियों के सही तालमेल के लिए यह ज़रूरी है कि नौकरी पोस्टिंग की जानकारी उपयुक्त नौकरी खोजने वालों तक पहुँचे। हालांकि इस सम्बन्ध में सोशल नेटवर्क महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाते हैं, लेकिन नौकरियों के लिए होने वाली प्रतिस्पर्धा सूचना के साझाकरण को हतोत्साहित कर सकती है। मुंबई में कॉलेज छात्रों के साथ किए गए एक प्रयोग के आधार पर, इस लेख में पाया गया है कि इस हतोत्साहन के कारण आवेदकों और नियुक्तियों की समग्र गुणवत्ता कम हो जाती है।
Competitive jobseekers: When sharing less leaves firms at a loss
For efficient matching of jobs and workers in the labour market, it is essential that information on job postings reaches suitable jobseekers. While social networks play a key role in this regard, competition for jobs may disincentivise information-sharing. Based on an experiment with college students in Mumbai, this article finds that these disincentives reduce the overall quality of applicants and hires.
The gendered employment effects of mobile internet access in developing countries
In the third post of I4I’s month-long campaign to mark International Women’s Day 2023, Goldberg and Chiplunkar look at 3G internet coverage in 14 countries, and find that access to mobile internet allows women to enter the labour force, and start small businesses and get service-sector wage jobs. However, they notice that 3G access also leads to better employment opportunities for men, who leave their unpaid agricultural jobs to be filled by women.
संकट के दौरान फर्मों के राजनीतिक संबंधों की भूमिका
शोध कहता है कि आर्थिक संकट की स्थिति में किसी फर्म के लिए राजनीतिक संबंध मायने रखते हैं। इस लेख में, भारत में फर्मों के राजनीतिक कनेक्शन के बारे में एक अद्वितीय डेटा सेट के माध्यम से पाया गया कि दुर्लभ संसाधनों की प्राप्ति के लिए फर्में अपने इन कनेक्शनों का लाभ उठा सकती हैं। इस प्रकार से 'कनेक्टेड' फर्में, ‘गैर-कनेक्टेड’ फर्मों की तुलना में अल्पावधि ऋण प्राप्त करने और नोटबंदी (विमुद्रीकरण) के समय में बकाया भुगतान में देरी करने में सक्षम थीं, और इनकी आय, बिक्री और व्यय में भी बढ़ोतरी परिलक्षित हुई है।
The role of political connections of firms during a crisis
Research has shown that political connections matter for a firm during times of economic crisis. This article refers to a unique data set of political connections of firms in India, and finds that firms can leverage these connections to access scarce resources. ‘Connected firms were able to increase access to short-term credit and delay payments owed in the aftermath of demonetisation, and reported higher income, sales and expenses as compared to non-connected firms.