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Vertical Integration and Technology: Theory and Evidence
Acemoglu, Daron; Aghion, Philippe; Griffith, Rachel; … - Institut für Schweizerisches Bankwesen <Zürich> - 2007
This paper investigates the determinants of vertical integration. We first derive a number of predictions regarding the relationship between technology intensity and vertical integration from a simple model with nancial imperfections andincomplete contracts. Then, we investigate these...
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India's GVC integration : an analysis of upgrading efforts and facilitation of lead firms
Ray, Saon; Miglani, Smita - 2020
India presents an unique example of manufacturing capability in most sectors, but low integration into GVCs. This paper examines the reasons for India's low integration into GVCs, especially in the manufacturing sector. It argues that one of the reasons for India's low integration into GVCs is...
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Labour regulations and growth of manufacturing and employment in India : balancing protection and flexibility
Hoda, Anwarul; Rai, Durgesh K. - 2015
regulations, focusing on the enactments and provisions that inhibit flexibility of manufacturing enterprises in adapting to swift …
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Mapping the future of high value manufacturing in India
Kathuria, Rajat; Kedia, Mansi; Balakrishnan, Uttara - 2014
Indi's stagnating manufacturing sector has become a serious cause of concern for Indian policy makers. Several reasons have been identified for this slowdown, including lack of policy focus, unsupportive external environment, etc. Given the importance of the manufacturing sector and its...
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Creating Jobs in India's Organised Manufacturing Sector
Kapoor, Radhicka - 2014
Despite witnessing a decade of rapid economic growth, an acceleration of growth in the organised manufacturing sector has eluded India. Using data from the An nual Survey of Industries, we examine the factors holding back the growth of output and employment in this sector. We find that there are...
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Stylized facts on the evolution of the enterprise size distribution in India's manufacturing sector
Kapoor, Radhicka - 2022
landscape has been dominated by micro-enterprises which have accounted for approximately 90% of total enterprises for the entire … wherein a large share of employment has been concentrated in micro-enterprises followed by large enterprises. Over time, there … has been an improvement in the employment distribution with the share of medium and large enterprises in total employment …
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Do imports of intermediate inputs generate higher productivity? : evidence from Ecuadorian manufacturing firms
Camino Mogro, Segundo; Pinzón, Kathia; … - 2020
International trade has been stated as one of the most important mean of improving firms' productivity, being the channel behind, the technology transfer from foreign companies to local firms. Focusing on imports, they can positively contribute to local firm's productivity performance by...
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China import competition and El Salvador manufacturing firm performance
Li, Kun; Moreira, Mauricio Mesquita - 2019
In this paper, we analyze the impact of Chinese competition on manufacturing firms in El Salvador between 2005 and 2013 using manufacturing survey data and customs transaction data. We find that Chinese import competition in El Salvador has a negative effect on firms employment, total factor...
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The heterogeneous impacts of import competition on Mexican manufacturing plants
Blyde, Juan S.; Fentanes, Oscar - 2019
We study the impact of import competition on Mexican firm outcomes between 2003 and 2013 by exploiting variation in import penetration across industries. Focusing on the increase in import competition from China that Mexico experienced during this period, we find that the trade shock induced a...
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Climbing up India's manufacturing export ladder : how competitive are intermediate goods?
Das, Deb Kusum; Gupta, Neha - 2019
The rising trade in intermediate goods accounts for almost two-thirds of world’s trade (MGI, 2019). India's export share for intermediate goods in its total exports has increased from 31.18% in 2011 to 32.52% in 2016. Moreover, India's overall share in world merchandise exports has itself...
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