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This paper studies industrial concentration in Indian manufacturing sectors over the period 1970 to 1999. Given that … shaped by government policy. Deregulation after 1985 allowed greater scope for competitive processes, so that concentration … whole, concentration levels were indeed more significantly related to industry characteristics after deregulation. However …
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Measures of Concentration are of vital importance for welfare related public policy toward market structure and conduct … in the banking industry. The most widely used measure of market concentration, the concentration ratio. While useful as a … starting point, the concentration ratio has important limitations as a measure of market structure. Hence, we look at other …
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positions in the Indian economy. We focus on two key dimensions. The first is the extent of concentration in markets and market … concentration has been falling, a bloc of high concentration sectors remains. Further, diversification has been actively pursued …
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It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable. Traditional research in the context of entry has explored...
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It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable. Traditional research in the context of entry has explored...
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We use establishment-level data from Indian manufacturing to describe the distribution of firm size in terms of employment, and discuss implications for public policy. A unique feature of our analysis is the use of nationally representative establishment-level data from both the registered...
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We use establishment-level data from Indian manufacturing to describe the distribution of firm size in terms of employment, and discuss implications for public policy. A unique feature of our analysis is the use of nationally representative establishment-level data from both the registered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013137872
-in-difference technique or simultaneously using fixed effects. Productivity is correlated with plant size, industry concentration, and …
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This paper explores whether trade can explain a part of the sharp decline in the labor share of Indian formal industries from around 30% in 1980 to less than 10% in 2014. Decline in strikes and lockouts, reduced labor time lost from disputes per factory and increased use of contract workers in...
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