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Fjolla Kondirolli.

Fjolla Kondirolli

Research Economist

Expertise: labour economics, development economics

Email:
f.kondirolli@lse.ac.uk
Room:
SAL 2.28 I
Connect:
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Links:
CEP Labour Markets

Biography

Fjolla Kondirolli is a Post-doctoral Research Economist at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics (LSE).

Current areas of research include:

  • Sustainable urbanization in developing economies
  • Labour markets in developing economies: informality; income inequality; minimum wages

Publications

Journal article - forthcoming
Jobless and stuck: youth unemployment and Covid-19 in India

Youth unemployment is a big challenge in developing economies, but there is a limited understanding of the dynamics underlying the rise in unemployment among young workers. This article examines youth unemployment and in... Read more...

Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli

27 June 2023

Journal article
Unemployment and labour market recovery policies

Evidence shows long-term unemployment (LTU) can have life-long scarring impacts on the future employment and earning prospects of individuals and lead to an overall deterioration in the wellbeing of communities. This art... Read more...

Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli

27 June 2022

Blog
A 'lost generation' of young Indian workers urgently needs job opportunities

A year after the pandemic hit India, urban individuals are facing work without pay and long spells of unemployment. Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli say a national-level commitment to provide job opportunities is need... Read more...

Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli

28 July 2021

CEP Covid-19 analyses
City of dreams no more, a year on: worklessness and active labour market policies in urban India

This report provides key findings from a new field survey to assess the long-term impact of Covid-19 on urban workers in low-income areas of India. The survey took place during February and March 2021, just before the s... Read more...

Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli

02 July 2021

CentrePiece - The magazine of the Centre for Economic Performance
In brief... City of dreams no more: Covid-19 in urban India

The pandemic has decimated livelihoods in urban India and created a new underclass of workers who are being pushed into poverty. A CEP report by Shania Bhalotia, Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli calls for a national w... Read more...

Shania Bhalotia, Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli

02 November 2020

Blog
City of dreams no more: Covid-19 in urban India

COVID-19 has decimated livelihoods in urban India and created a new underclass of workers who are being pushed into poverty. Shania Bhalotia, Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli (LSE) say a national work guarantee is nee... Read more...

Shania Bhalotia, Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli

11 September 2020

CEP Covid-19 analyses
City of dreams no more: the impact of Covid-19 on urban workers in India

Many developing economies have large informal sectors and growing urban youth populations, who lack basic social protections at work. The CEP surveyed 8,500 workers aged 18 to 40 in urban India to understand their experi... Read more...

Shania Bhalotia, Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli

01 September 2020

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