A STUDY ON DETERMINANTS OF WAGES OF THE TEMPORARY WORKFORCE IN MAHARASHTRA

Abstract

In this paper, the researcher has discussed the determinants of temporary work and wages of temporary workforce in Maharashtra. Among all the states in India, Maharashtra has the highest number of temporary workforce. Therefore the researcher has decided to focus on the determinants of temporary work in Maharashtra. The finding is based on National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), 68th round data. The researcher has used the Logistic regression method by using STATA. All the variables which have been considered have been defined and interpreted as per NSSO. The researcher has used ‘nature of employment i.e. Permanent or temporary” as dependent variables and there are multiple predictor variables, which are a mix of continuous and categorical variables. The dependent variable is binary in where zero has been assigned to “permanent employment” and one has been assigned to “temporary employment”. All the independent variables which are categorical in nature and have two categories have been represented by single dummy variable.