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Sectoral engines of growth in South Africa : an analysis of services and manufacturing
Tregenna, Fiona (contributor) - 2008
Manufacturing has traditionally been regarded in the development literature as having special "growth-pulling" or "growth-enhancing" properties. The share of manufacturing in GDP has been declining slightly over time in South Africa, while that of services has been growing. This study focuses on...
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Offshoring and the State of American manufacturing
Houseman, Susan N.; Kurz, Christopher J.; Lengermann, Paul - 2010
The rapid growth of offshoring has sparked a contentious debate over its impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector, which has recorded steep employment declines yet strong output growth—a fact reconciled by the notable gains in manufacturing productivity. We maintain, however, that the dramatic...
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Intangible assets and investments at the sector level : empirical evidence for Germany
Crass, Dirk; Licht, Georg; Peters, Bettina - 2014
This paper investigates the role intangible capital plays for economic growth in different sectors in Germany. It consists of two major parts. In the first part, we aim at measuring investment in intangibles at the sector level. We shed light on differences across sectors but also compare these...
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Modi's "Make in India" industrial reform policy and East Asian flying-geese paradigm
Nam, Chang-woon; Nam, Sumin; Steinhoff, Peter - 2017
The on-going "Make in India" campaign aims at manufacturing revival. Its characteristics resemble East Asian industrial …'s specialisation pattern and global competitiveness accompanied by economic growth. Unlikely, "Make in India" comprises heterogeneous … modernisation and growth, will shape the success of India's diversified industrial policy. …
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Climbing up India's manufacturing export ladder : how competitive are intermediate goods?
Das, Deb Kusum; Gupta, Neha - 2019
The rising trade in intermediate goods accounts for almost two-thirds of world’s trade (MGI, 2019). India's export … share for intermediate goods in its total exports has increased from 31.18% in 2011 to 32.52% in 2016. Moreover, India … intermediate exporter. Recent "Make in India" initiative boosts of making India competitive in exporting of manufactured products …
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Economic reforms and manufacturing productivity : evidence from India
Ghosh, Saibal - 2010
Using data on 2-digit industry for 1981-2004, the study examines the association between growth in total factor productivity and economic reforms. Accordingly, we first compute industry-level productivity growth using advanced econometric techniques and thereafter ascertain the time frame over...
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Industrial development and growth in Nigeria : lessons and challenges
Chete, Louis N.; Adeoti, J. O.; Adeyinka, F. M.; … - 2014
The structure of the Nigerian economy is typical of an underdeveloped country. The primary sector, in particular, the oil and gas sector, dominates the gross domestic product accounting for over 95 per cent of export earnings and about 85 per cent of government revenue between 2011 and 2012. The...
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Aggregate productivity growth in Indian manufacturing : an application of domar aggregation
Das, Deb Kusum; Kalita, Gunajit - 2009
Productivity growth in Indian manufacturing is an important driver of overall growth, yet the issues related to its measurement have still not been resolved. The issue of how to compute an aggregate productivity measure holds significance for two reasons: one, the productivity of a firm should...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003863458
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Revisiting India's growth transitions
Basu, Deepankar - 2020
This paper reconsiders two questions relating to India's economic growth: structural breaks in growth and the impact of … post-independence India has witnessed four structural breaks: in 1964-65, in 1978-79, in 1990-91, and in 2004-05. However …
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The "V-Factorʺ: distribution, timing and correlates of the great Indian growth turnaround
Ghate, Chetan; Wright, Stephen - 2009
India, disaggregated by 15 states and 14 broad industry groups. We find that a single common "V-Factor" accounts for a large …
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