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Subcontracting and the Size and Composition of the Informal Sector: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing

Moreno-Monroy, Ana Isabel; Pieters, Janneke; Erumban, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

This paper analyzes the relationship between formal sector subcontracting and the evolution of the informal sector using nationally representative survey data of Indian manufacturing enterprises for the period 1995-2006. In these years of fast economic growth, subcontracting by formal...

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Labour Use and Its Adjustment in Indian Manufacturing Industries

Bhandari, Amit K.; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

This study provides an empirical investigation of the adjustment process of labour in Indian manufacturing industries, which evolved through structural transformation in the era of globalization. The analysis is based on a dynamic model applied to a panel of 22 two-digit manufacturing industries...

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Measurement of Globalization and Its Variations Among Countries, Regions and Over Time

Bhandari, Amit K.; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

contribution to the overall integration. Finally, we investigate the links between globalization and labor market in India …

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Firm performance and CEO pay: Evidence from Indian manufacturing

Ghosh, Saibal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

CEO compensation considerations have gained prominence in recent times, especially in the wake of the subprime turmoil. Using cross-section data on Indian manufacturing firms for 2007, the paper explores the association between executive compensation and firm performance and concludes that pay...

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India's FDI Inflows: Trends and Concepts

K, S Chalapati Rao; Dhar, Biswajit - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

India’s inward investment regime went through a series of changes since economic reforms were ushered in two decades … back. The expectation of the policy makers was that an “investor friendly” regime will help India establish itself as a … the policy makers to increase the attractiveness of India by further changes in policies that included opening up of …

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The dividend strategy of Indian companies: An empirical assessment

Ghosh, Saibal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

The paper uses firms across different ownership categories to examine the factors influencing dividend policy. The results suggest that bigger, mature and low-leveraged firms tend to pay more dividends. As well, the findings suggest that bigger, less profitable and high-leveraged firms are more...

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URBAN INFORMAL MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN ORISSA - A CASE STUDY OF CUTTACK CITY

Panda, Bhagirathi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2000

Promotion of the urban informal sector has become the new strategy of development in the developing economies. This paper attempts a study of some of the important characteristics of this sector in the city of Cuttack and compares it with that of the formal sector. The major strengths of this...

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Performance of Indian Manufacturing in the Post Reform Period

Gupta, Poonam; Kumar, Utsav - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

manufacturing has eluded India. This is despite the fact that the central focus of the reforms in the 1980s and 1990s was to … India post reforms. It argues that there are many factors that have inhibited the growth of industrial sector in India. One …

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