We examine the impact of labor regulations on firm outcomes and explore their differential ef-fects on exporters. Building on a conceptual framework developed from standard theory and a detailed qualitative study of India’s apparel industry, our econometric analysis exploits...

Purpose – This study aims to focus on the role of labor regulation and credit market imperfections, in addition to that of factor endowments, in determining capital intensities in Indian manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach – The paper considers an alternative approach to identifying...

We study the role of factor market imperfections in determining industry-level capital intensities. Using cross-country panel data on manufacturing industries, we find that labor market imperfections arising from labor regulation have a greater influence on capital intensity than do credit...

Purpose – This study aims to focus on the role of labor regulation and credit market imperfections, in addition to that of factor endowments, in determining capital intensities in Indian manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach – The paper considers an alternative approach to identifying...

We examine the effects of trade and services liberalization on wage inequality in India. We find that labor reallocations and wage shifts attributable to liberalization account for at most 29% of the increase in inequality between 1993 and 2004, and that effects of services reforms are many...