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While the direct impact of geographic endowments on prosperity is present in all countries, in former colonies, geography has also affected colonization policies and, therefore, institutional outcomes. Using non-colonized countries as a control group, I develop an empirical strategy that...
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We work with a panel of bilateral trade flows from 1988 to 2002, exploring the influence of infrastructure … the institutions and infrastructure literature in this respect, using selection-based gravity modeling of trade flows. We … also depart from this literature by mixing principal components (to condense our institutional and infrastructure measures …
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According to the essential facilities doctrine, competition law requires an infrastructural monopoly to provide access. Under the "Bronner criterion", proposed by the EC Court, the doctrine is only applicable when an infrastructural duopoly is non-viable. This paper uses a simple model to...
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Paper reviews India's growth performance since independence. Phrases suchas "Hindu Rate of Growth," sometimes make a … anything to do with Hinduism per se.This paper shows that had a lot to do with the Indian version of Socialism. The 30 …
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India has undertaken extensive reforms in its manufacturing sector in the last two decades. However, an acceleration of … growth in manufacturing, and a concomitant increase in employment, has eluded India. What might be holding the sector back …-reform performance of the manufacturing sector is heterogeneous across industries. In particular, industries dependent on infrastructure …
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Access to safe water is necessary for lives and livelihoods. In India, a mid-term assessment reveals that the country … has already met its MDG (Millennium Development Goal) in terms of expanding access to water infrastructure although in the … factors constrain access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation in India for both the urban and rural poor, and that …
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It is often assumed that recent success in the high-technology software industry will lead India's development. However … effects on the manufacturing industry as well as aggregate income. A policy directing resources towards infrastructure … development pattern in India. …
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communication technology (ICT) use for broad-based development and economic growth in India. It will examine the role of …
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reference to China and India, with their very distinctive public policy approaches. Much of the economics literature either does …
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