The unbalanced nature of India’s growth has caused considerable concern but little is known about its causes. We use a … district level. We find that there is absolute divergence across districts but conditional convergence once we allow for … also significantly contributed to India’s unbalanced growth. The results suggest that while geography is important, policy …

small states. We also examine how real exchange rate appreciation, unfavorable developments in the external trade …

This survey of the recent literature asks: how important is trade policy for poverty reduction? We consider the effects …-level research, and case studies) supports the view that trade openness contributes greatly to growth. Moreover, trade openness does … not have systematic effects on the poor beyond its effect on overall growth. Trade policy is only one of many determinants …

, infrastructure, and literacy rates, as well as state-level effects, have all contributed to the lack of absolute convergence in India. … internal geographical trade and migration costs. We find evidence of conditional convergence for Indian districts but at a rate …The existing literature on Indian growth finds no evidence of convergence across states. This represents a puzzle given …

, infrastructure, and literacy rates, as well as state-level effects, have all contributed to the lack of absolute convergence in India. … internal geographical trade and migration costs. We find evidence of conditional convergence for Indian districts but at a rate …The existing literature on Indian growth finds no evidence of convergence across states. This represents a puzzle given …

presents several conventional techniques for assessing competitiveness, namely the real exchange rate and recent trade … many post-conflict situations. The real exchange measure and trade measures suggest some mild erosion of competitiveness in …