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Aggregate Productivity Growth in Indian Manufacturing: An Application of Domar Aggregation
Das, Deb Kusum; Kalita, Gunajit - 2009
Productivity growth in Indian manufacturing is an important driver of overall growth, yet the issues related to its … measurement have still not been resolved. The issue of how to compute an aggregate productivity measure holds significance for two … reasons: one, the productivity of a firm should reflect the productivity of the lower levels, which comprise the aggregate …
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Impact of macro-economic environment on diversification-performance relationship: A cross country study of India and Japan
Purkayastha, Saptarshi - 2013
Integrating the impact of resources and institutional factors, this study compares and contrasts the dynamic relationships between product diversification, business group affiliation and firm performance in two major economies in Asia. India and Japan have been chosen as they represent different...
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Does FDI spur innovation, productivity and knowledge sourcing byincumbent firms? Evidence from manufacturing industry in Estonia
Vahter, Priit - William Davidson Institute <Ann Arbor, Mich.> - 2010
Does FDI affect productivity growth, innovation, and knowledge sourcing activities ofdomestic firms? This study employs … local incumbents’ TFP and labour productivitygrowth in the short term. The effect on productivity does not depend on the … local firms’distance to the productivity frontier. However, there are positive spillovers on processinnovation. The results …
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Direct and Indirect Effects of FDI inEmerging European Markets:A Survey and Meta-analysis
Hanousek, Jan; Kočenda, Evžen; Maurel, Mathilde - William Davidson Institute <Ann Arbor, Mich.> - 2010
We review a large body of literature dealing with the effects of Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) on economies during their transformation from a command economic systemtoward a market system. We report the results of a meta-analysis based on the literatureon externalities from FDI. The studies on...
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An FDI is an FDI is an FDI? The growth effects of greenfield investment and mergers and acquisitions in developing countries
Harms, Philipp; Méon, Pierre-Guillaume - 2011
We explore the effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth in developing countries, distinguishing between mergers and acquisitions ("M&As") and "greenfield" investment. A simple model captures the key difference between the two types of FDI: unlike greenfield investment, M&As partly...
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Regional Economic Integration and FDI in South Asia : Prospects and Problems
Aggarwal, Aradhna - 2008
The slow progress and modest achievements of regional integration in South Asia have generated a huge amount of skepticism about its role as an effective strategy of growth. The present study, however, argues that there is need to forge deeper integration within the region. It examines the...
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China and India: A Tale of Two Trade Integration Approaches
Kowalski, Przemyslaw - 2008
The comparison of the key features of trade integration processes and the economic outcomes in China and India reveals that while much has already been achieved in both these economies, the Chinese reforms, especially with respect to manufacturing trade, have gone further and that this is likely...
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South-South FDI vs North-South FDI: A Comparative Analysis in the Context of India
Bera, Subhasis; Gupta, Shikha - 2009
Over the years FDI activities from developing countries have grown very rapidly and most of these investments end up in other developing countries. Such FDI flows are formally known as South-South FDI. This paper attempts to compare the characteristics of South-South FDI versus North-South FDI...
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Japan's Foreign Direct Investment Experiences in India: Lessons Learnt from Firm Level Surveys
Choudhury, Srabani Roy - 2009
Ever since India decided to globalize, concentrated effort was made to attract Japanese participation through foreign direct investment. However, response from Japan has been rather subdued. This paper attempts to gain some insight into this reluctance of Japanese investors by studying the...
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The export-diversifying impact of and U.S. foreign direct investments in indian manufacturing sector
Banga, Rashmi - 2003
The paper highlights the export-diversifying impact of FDI in a developing country. FDI from a particular source may lead to export diversification of developing countries if it positively affects the export-intensity of the non-traditional export sector. Indirectly, FDI may encourage export...
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