A large variety of innovation policy related experiments are underway in India. These experiments not only relate to conventional policy instruments but also in the non-conventional domain wherein the key idea is to create a vibrant eco-system for innovative and entrepreneurial activities. In...

Affirmative action, in the form of reservation policies, to address the issues of inclusion has been in place in India for a long time. While its scope has enlarged with inclusion of new social groups, the efficacy remains a matter of debate. This paper explores if parental education is an...

The theory of Quantity-Quality (Q-Q) trade-off suggests that given the resource constraints in a household, an increase in family size would result in lower investments in human capital development of children. Following this theory, we investigate the role of fertility in explaining the...

This paper is about measuring empirical relatedness to capture the myriad reasons used by firms to combine various businesses in emerging economies as a response to various institutional voids, without giving undue importance to any specific rationale. In this paper there has been a purport to...

A brief but comprehensive overview of linkages between higher education and the high tech sector and study the major linkages in India is provided. It is found that the links outside of the labor market are weak. This is attributed to a regulatory structure that separates research from the...

In the context of the emerging needs to study determinants of entry in the current Indian context and the research gaps, the study (1) identifies key factors that determine entry into the manufacturing sector (2) explores the difference in the factors that determine entry of different types of...

The dynamism and persistence of competitiveness among industrial clusters, even in the wake of globalization and liberalization in the 1990s, had led researchers to explore the causes of dynamic efficiencies at the cluster level. Cluster studies in the 19880s focused on static advantages of...

Using panel data on Indian firms from 1974-75 to 1981-82, the authors provide estimates of the impact on output of Indian firms' R&D expenditures, their technology purchases, and international and domestic R&D spillovers. The private returns to technology purchases are estimated to be high and...

The paper reviews some Indo-US technology cooperation initiatives and analyses data on inter-firm alliances in knowledge based industries, especially Information Technology (IT). It snows that the market driven increase in the alliances between Indian and US enterprises has significantly...