In this paper, we use plant level data from two Indian industries, namely, electrical machinery and textiles, to examine the empirical relationship between structural reforms like abandonment of entry restrictions to the product market, competition and firm-level productivity and efficiency....

We estimate the effects of electricity shortages on Indian manufacturers, instrumenting with supply shifts from hydroelectric power availability. We estimate that India's average reported level of shortages reduces the average plant's revenues and producer surplus by five to ten percent, but...

Indian textile industry is the second largest industry in the world after China through its estimated export (CRISIL estimates the technical textile domestic market size around Rs.640bn in 2010-11) value of US$ 34bn with domestic consumption of US$57bn. The main objective is to evaluate the...