We analyze state-level matching efficiencies in the Indian labor market using stochastic frontier analysis. The key contribution of this research is the estimation of matching efficiencies at the state level because these can be used for a state-level measure of labor market conditions. Next, we explore the relationship between the estimated matching efficiencies and population density, labor market flexibility, and the Ease of Doing Business index, respectively. The results show that matching efficiency is heterogeneous across states with considerable variation in accordance with the regional diversity in India. However, we find that there is little relationship between the estimated matching efficiencies and the labor market conditions of interest, suggesting that other regional diversity affects matching efficiencies across states in India.

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估计印度劳动力市场的州级匹配效率

我们使用随机前沿分析分析了印度劳动力市场的州级匹配效率。本研究的主要贡献是估计州一级的匹配效率，因为这些可用于衡量州一级的劳动力市场状况。接下来，我们分别探讨了估计匹配效率与人口密度、劳动力市场灵活性和营商便利指数之间的关系。结果表明，根据印度的区域多样性，各州的匹配效率存在相当大的差异。然而，我们发现估计的匹配效率与感兴趣的劳动力市场条件之间几乎没有关系，这表明其他区域多样性会影响印度各州的匹配效率。