Services Reform and Manufacturing Performance : Evidence from India

The growth of India's manufacturing sector since 1991 has been attributed mostly to trade liberalization and more permissive industrial licensing. This paper demonstrates the significant impact of a neglected factor: India's policy reform...

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Main Authors: Arnold, Jens Matthias, Javorcik, Beata, Lipscomb, Molly, Mattoo, Aaditya
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AIR
GDP
WEB
WTO
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120117110103
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3233
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Summary:The growth of India's manufacturing sector since 1991 has been attributed mostly to trade liberalization and more permissive industrial licensing. This paper demonstrates the significant impact of a neglected factor: India's policy reforms in services. The authors examine the link between those reforms and the productivity of manufacturing firms using panel data for about 4,000 Indian firms fro