This paper investigates the relationship between the policy regime and growth during 1950-64 termed here `the Nehru era'. While there exist valuable early appraisals of the period, access to new data and fresh information allows for a longer and comparative view of the outcome. We find...

Using information on listed firms in each of the industry groups atthe two-digit level within Manufacturing this study investigates whetherthe radical shift in trade policy in India in 1991 resulted in a reductionin market power and/or an improvement in scale efficiency. We estimatea group-wise...