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Structural transformation in most currently developing countries takes the form of a rapid rise in services but limited industrialization. In this paper, we propose a new methodology to structurally estimate productivity growth in service industries that circumvents the notorious difficulties in...
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Among fast growing developing countries, India is distinctive for the role of the service sector. However, sceptics … underscores the importance for India of continuing to invest in labour skills. We conclude that sustaining economic growth and …
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Comparisons of India and China have been made for over 50 years. This paper focuses on purchasing power estimates in … China and India in the 2005 round of the UN International Comparison Programme (ICP) that was coordinated by the World Bank … currencies and real product per capita for 146 countries, and the results for China and India are discussed in the context of the …
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This paper investigates the extent to which the decline in child mortality over the last three decades can be attributed to economic growth. In doing this, it exploits the considerable variation in growth over this period, across states and over time. The analysis is able to condition upon a...
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Following the economic liberalization in India, the service sector has gained prominence in the economy as it accounts …
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In this paper we analyse the effects of human capital in fostering output growth in ICT manufacturing and services using data from a sample of twenty OECD countries over the period 1980-2002. We focus on within country between industry differences and control for country and industry specific...
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discusses the nature of services, their distinction from products, and their categorization. It provides an overview of India … growth potentials. Based on this evidence, it appears that India’s manufacturing sector development may have been constrained … of different growth paths, the challenges of education and manpower training to support and sustain India’s development …
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Nations (ASEAN), the People's Republic of China, and India (collectively referred to as "ACI") over the medium-term. This …
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the above, this paper reviews India's experience to understand how services sector liberalisation can generate (welfare … India's experience of an increasingly open service sector and reviews the different channels through which economic gains … are garnered from openness to trade in services. But the lessons from this analysis extend far beyond India and are of …
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