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The ratio of revenue to inputs differs greatly across plants within countries such as the U.S. and India. Such gaps may reflect misallocation which hinders aggregate productivity. But differences in measured average products need not reflect differences in true marginal products. We propose a...

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India Transformed? Insights from the Firm Level 1988-2005

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Using firm-level data this paper analyzes the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation of economic reforms. The focus of the study is on publicly-listed and unlisted firms in manufacturing and services industries. Detailed balance sheet and ownership information...

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Research and Market Structure : Evidence from A Pathogenic Outbreak

Aggarwal, Mayank; Chakrabarti, Anindya S.; Chatterjee, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

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On the Measure of Distortions

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Local Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship in India

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We analyze the spatial determinants of female entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors. We focus on the presence of incumbent female-owned businesses and their role in promoting higher subsequent female entrepreneurship relative to male entrepreneurship. We find...

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Barwahwala, Taha; Mahajan, Aprajit; Mittal, Shekhar; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We investigate the use of a machine learning (ML) algorithm to identify fraudulent non-existent firms. Using a rich dataset of tax returns over several years in an Indian state, we train an ML-based model to predict fraudulent firms. We then use the model predictions to carry out field...

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Does management matter? : evidence from India

Bloom, Nicholas Dagen (contributor) - 2011

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