Srinagar, March 13 -- The Department of Economics, Islamic University of Science and Technology conducted a One-day seminar on "Impact of Hiring and Firing Laws on Factor Productivity: A unit level analysis using judicial outcome index". The program was part of a larger project sponsored by Azim Premji University. Welcoming the participants, Prof. S.M. Shafi, Head, Department of Economics, emphasized on the relevance of quality research in the realm of employment laws and appreciated the department's initiatives in conducting cutting edge economic analyses.

The keynote adress was delivered by Prof. Santosh Mehrotra, Visiting Professor, University of Bath, U.K. who emphasized on the need for addressing the issues of informality and slow e...