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Aggregate productivity growth in Indian manufacturing : an application of domar aggregation

Das, Deb Kusum; Kalita, Gunajit - 2009

Productivity growth in Indian manufacturing is an important driver of overall growth, yet the issues related to its measurement have still not been resolved. The issue of how to compute an aggregate productivity measure holds significance for two reasons: one, the productivity of a firm should...

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The Unequal Effects of Liberalization : Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India

Aghion, Philippe; Burgess, Robin; Redding, Stephen J.; … - 2007

We study whether the effects on registered manufacturing output of dismantling the License Raj - a system of central controls regulating entry and production activity in this sector - vary across Indian states with different labor market regulations. The effects are found to be unequal across...

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Revisiting India's growth transitions

Basu, Deepankar - 2020

This paper reconsiders two questions relating to India's economic growth: structural breaks in growth and the impact of … post-independence India has witnessed four structural breaks: in 1964-65, in 1978-79, in 1990-91, and in 2004-05. However …

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The "V-Factorʺ: distribution, timing and correlates of the great Indian growth turnaround

Ghate, Chetan; Wright, Stephen - 2009

India, disaggregated by 15 states and 14 broad industry groups. We find that a single common "V-Factor" accounts for a large …

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Regional inequality in India in the 1990s : a district-level view

Singh, Nirvikar; Kendall, Jake; Jain, Rajendra Kumar; … - 2013

This paper examines changes in regional inequality in India in the 1990s, using data for 210 of India's districts … attempted for India. The methodology is that of cross-section growth regressions, which seek to explain longer-run growth rates …

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Regional inequality in India in the 1990s : a further look

Singh, Nirvikar; Kendall, Jake; Jain, Rajendra Kumar; … - 2013

This paper examines changes in regional inequality in India in the 1990s, using data for 59 of India's 78 agro …

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Pre-Reform Conditions, Intermediate Inputs and Distortions : Solving the Indian Growth Puzzle

Gupta, Abhay - 2009

This paper answers the puzzling questions that why under the similar set of economic conditions service sector in India …

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Structural Transformation and Allocation Efficiency in China and India

Di Stefano, Enrica - 2017

compute capital and labor misallocations in China and India using data for 26 sectors over the period 1980-2010. Our findings … stemming from an efficient allocation of factors to range from 25% to 35% in China and from 35% to 40% in India. Finally, we …

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From "Hindu Growth" to Productivity Surge : The Mystery of the Indian Growth Transition

Rodrik, Dani - 2006

This paper explores the causes of India`s productivity surge around 1980, more than a decade before serious economic … response, because India was far away from its income-possibility frontier. Registered manufacturing, which had been built up in …

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Do Economic Reforms and Human Capital Explain Post-Reform Growth?

Rabbani, Mahbub - 2008

capital and economic reforms have had a significant positive effect on economic growth in India and South Korea in the post … much stronger in South Korea than in India. This study also demonstrates the importance of time-invariant country …

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