Publications

Journal Articles

• Abraham, R., Basole, A., & Kesar, S. (2021). Down and out: The Gendered Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on India’s Labour Market. Economia Politica. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​0​7​/​s​4​0​8​8​8-021 – 00234‑8
• Abraham, R., Lahoti, R. & Swaminathan, H. (2021) Childbirth and women’s labour market transitions in India. WIDER Working Paper ²⁰²¹⁄₁₂₈. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.
• Kesar, S., Abraham R., Lahoti, R., Nath, P., & Basole, A. (2021) Pandemic, informality, and vulnerability: impact of COVID-19 on livelihoods in India. Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d’études du développement, https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​8​0​/​0​2​2​5​5​1​8​9​.​2​0​2​1​.​1​8​90003
• Abraham, R.(2019). Informal Employment and the Structure of Wages in India. Review of Income and Wealth. 65(1).
• Abraham, R., & Shrivastava A. How Comparable are India’s Labour Market Surveys? A comparison of NSS, Labour Bureau and CMIE Estimates. CSE Working Paper No 2019-03.
• Abraham, R. 2017. Informality in the Indian Labour Market: An Analysis of Forms and Determinants. Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 60(2). 191 – 215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41027-017‑0096‑x
• Purushothaman, S., Thomas, B.; Abraham, R.,& Dhar, U. (2013). Beyond money metrics: alternative approaches to conceptualizing and assessing ecosystem services. Conservation and Society. 11(4).
• Purushothaman, S. & Abraham, R. (2011). Scaling up and Sustainability: the experience of rural India. Sustainability in Debate. 2(2): 21 – 42.
• Abraham, R. & Kumar K.S.K.,(2008). Multidimensional Poverty and Vulnerability. Economic and Political Weekly, 43(20): 77 – 87.

Report

• State of Working India 2021: One year of Covid-19. (2021). Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University. https://​cse​.azim​premji​u​ni​ver​si​ty​.edu​.in/​w​p​-​c​o​n​t​e​n​t​/​u​p​l​o​a​d​s​/​2​0​2​1​/​0​6​/​S​W​I​2​0​2​1​_​W​e​b​_​2​5​J​u​n​e.pdf
• State of Working India 2019. Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University. https://​cse​.azim​premji​u​ni​ver​si​ty​.edu​.in/​p​u​b​l​i​c​a​t​i​o​n​s​/​s​t​a​t​e​-​o​f​-​w​o​r​k​i​n​g​-​i​n​d​i​a​-​2019/
• State of Working India 2018. Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University. https://​cse​.azim​premji​u​ni​ver​si​ty​.edu​.in/​p​u​b​l​i​c​a​t​i​o​n​s​/​s​t​a​t​e​-​o​f​-​w​o​r​k​i​n​g​-​i​n​d​i​a​-​2018/

Chapter in Edited book

• Abraham, R., & Purushothaman, S. (2013). Reconciling Conservation and Livelihoods in the Forest Fringes: An Introduction. In Livelihood Strategies in Southern India (pp. 1 – 17). Springer. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​0​7/978 – 81-322‑1626-1_1

Newspaper article

• Jha, M & Abraham, R. (2021, July 27). Mere growth in a sector doesn’t translate to benefits for workers. Indian Express. https://​indi​an​ex​press​.com/​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​/​o​p​i​n​i​o​n​/​c​o​l​u​m​n​s​/​c​o​v​i​d​-​e​c​o​n​o​m​i​c​-​c​r​i​s​i​s​-​p​a​n​d​e​m​i​c​-​s​e​c​t​o​r​s​-​w​o​r​k​e​r​s​-​b​e​n​e​fits/
• Abraham, R., & Basole, A. (2021, Jul 3). Here’s What We Know About COVID’s Impact On India’s Workers – And What We Can Do About It. The Wire. https://​thewire​.in/​l​a​b​o​u​r​/​c​o​v​i​d​-​1​9​-​i​n​d​i​a​-​i​m​p​a​c​t​-​w​o​rkers
• Abraham, R., & Basole, A. (2021, Jan 26). Have the labour markets recovered post lockdown? Hindustan Times. https://​www​.hin​dus​tan​times​.com/​b​u​s​i​n​e​s​s​/​h​a​v​e​-​t​h​e​-​l​a​b​o​u​r​-​m​a​r​k​e​t​s​-​r​e​c​o​v​e​r​e​d​-​p​o​s​t​l​o​c​k​d​o​w​n​-​1​0​1​6​1​1​6​0​3​2​7​0​6​0​3​.html
• Abraham, R., & Basole, A., Kesar, S. (2021, Jan 20). Pandemic Effect: 9 Months on, More Younger Workers Remain Jobless. IndiaSpend. https://​www​.indi​aspend​.com/​e​c​o​n​o​m​y​/​p​a​n​d​e​m​i​c​-​e​f​f​e​c​t​-​9​-​m​o​n​t​h​s​-​o​n​-​m​o​r​e​-​y​o​u​n​g​e​r​-​w​o​r​k​e​r​s​-​r​e​m​a​i​n​-​j​o​b​l​e​s​s​-​7​16310