This paper examines the club-convergence and conditional convergence of economic growth of the major 15 states in India over the periods from 1993–1994 to 2004–2005 by using dynamic fixed effect growth models. The result finds that there is club-convergence within the middle income states....

This paper provides a framework to estimate private investment in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector in Indian states and explores the determinants using panel regression methods covering the period from 1999–2000 to 2004–05. There is no study dealing with these issues in...

Globalisation, has intensified the demand preference for quality labour, that embodies more knowledge and competency/skill to maximise the production in one hand, and it has also changed the life style and consumption behavior of the society on the other. As a consequence, this has led to...

The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act 2003 was introduced in India in order to reduce revenue deficit by curtailing revenue expenditure. This paper examines the impact of public expenditure by type and nature on the income by constructing new data on combined capital...