The third section deals with human behaviour and the labour market. Aspects like trade union membership and its effects on earnings, compensating differences for risky jobs, earnings differentials by sector and sex and structure of the labour market are analysed more intensively using econometric techniques. The fourth section brings out the importance of the household on human behaviour. Aspects like decisions regarding marriage and migration, health investments, and entrepreneurial aspects of women are analysed. Each paper is written by an expert in that field.
Most papers are from the doctoral theses of the contributors.
There is a paper on the academic career of the pioneer, Prof. A.M. Nalla Gounden, to whom the book is dedicated.