India’s economic liberalization in the 1990s provides scope for research on the effect of policy reforms on economic performance. This paper addresses the question of some of these policy changes and their impact on firms’ productivity and efficiency. We test specifically the role of export,...

This article examines the effects of imported intermediary inputs and in-house research and development (R&D) on productivity growth, using firm-level data from Indian manufacturing industries for the period 2000-09. For this purpose, we adopted two empirical frameworks: production function and...

This study aims to evaluate the productivity performance of foreign and domestic firms of the machinery industry in India. Using information of more than 200 firms of three sub-industries namely electrical, electronics and non-electrical, we compare both types of firms’ total factor...

Recent researches for developing countries suggest knowledge generating activates is no silver bullet for productivity growth. In this context, this paper examines the impact of R&D activities on firms’ performance for the Indian pharmaceutical industry by utilizing the data of the post reform...

Realistic assessment of utilization potential of solar energy for thermal power generation and identification of niche areas/locations for this purpose is critically important for designing and implementing appropriate policies and promotional measures. This paper presents the results of a...

The literature regarding the impact of government expenditure on economic growth is at best mixed. Given the conflicting results, we examine the impact of government developmental expenditure on India’s economic growth. Our study spans the period from 1950 to 2007. We have employed standard...

This article attempts to systemically project the demand and fund requirements for the Indian infrastructure sector up to 2013. In the infrastructure sector transportation (rail, port, air and road), electricity and telecommunication sectors are covered in this study. The analysis is carried out...

India's economic liberalization in the 1990s provides scope for research on the effects of policy reforms on economic performance. This paper examines some of these policy changes and their impact on firms’ productivity and efficiency. We assess, specifically, the role of export and import...

India has accumulated a huge pile of international reserves, which is certainly more than the country's precautionary requirements. In this study, I test the extent and impact of the sterilization in India by using Toda and Yamamoto version of Granger Causality and Impulse Response function. The...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the relationship between Indian rupee-US dollar exchange rate and the macroeconomic fundamentals for the post-economic reform period. Design/methodology/approach – The authors have used an empirical model which includes a range of important macroeconomic...