This paper studies the dual impact of increased competition on aggregate output in a setting with both oligopolistic competition and financial constraints. In the absence of financial constraints, more competition unambiguously increases output by reducing markup levels, which increases...

Competition in product markets has been found to be an important determinant of economic performance in developed and developing countries. This paper uses the OECD's indicators of product market regulation (PMR) to assess the extent to which India's regulatory environment is supportive of...

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is the largest and most ambitious public works program for poverty alleviation, adopted by Government of India since independence. It was implemented in year 2006, starting with the first phase of 200 most backward districts in...

This paper tests for ex ante and ex post labor supply responses to weather risk for rural Indian farm households. The analysis uses panel data on 2115 households spanning 13 states in rural India, merged with a 22-year series of district-level rainfall data. Ex ante, households facing riskier...

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...

This paper aims to take a look at the literature available on the bank consolidation with a special stress on Indian scenario. It appears that that until and unless the true motive of consolidation is properly understood at this point of time proper conclusion cannot be drawn. Evidence of...

It is often assumed that recent success in the high-technology software industry will lead India's development. However, evidence suggests that basic manufacturing industry is stagnant. This paper proposes a mechanism that ties these two trends together. A big-push type of model, featuring...

This paper analyses the determinants of competitiveness of auto industry in India, based on a field survey and a quantitative analysis of secondary data. It highlights that all segments of Indian auto sector are growing at a fairly high rates and their productivity as well as export intensity is...