Title: Analysing the unemployment rate among women graduates in India: a dynamic panel approach

Authors: Sanghita Ghosh; Amit Kundu

Addresses: Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India ' Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Abstract: The unemployment problem among graduate women in India is challenging and fluctuating in different states. With this background, this paper has identified the determinants of the unemployment rate among graduate women in India. It has also identified a few policy prescriptions to tackle that problem. The period is between 2013-2014 and 2019-2020 and 20 major states of India are considered for this investigation. Using the Blundell and Bond Dynamic Panel Regression technique it is observed that factors like higher gross enrolment ratio among women in higher education in general and higher percentage of females at the age of marriage between the age group of 18 and 20 years are responsible for the state-wise higher unemployment rate among graduate women. However, expanding the service sector by creating more employment opportunities for females with technical and professional degrees and an effective marriage age of 21 years and above can reduce the unemployment problem among at least graduated women in India. The study can help policymakers to reduce the unemployment problem among at least graduated women in India.

Keywords: gross enrolment ratio of women graduates; the unemployment rate; graduate women; states; dynamic panel data regression; expansion of the service sector.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2024.139469

International Journal of Management in Education, 2024 Vol.18 No.4, pp.294 - 316

Received: 05 Jul 2023
Accepted: 21 Dec 2023
Published online: 02 Jul 2024 *

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