Indian Manufacturing : A Slow Sector in a Rapidly Growing Economy

This paper investigates the determinants of productivity in Indian manufacturing industries during the period 1988-2000. Using two-digit industry level data for the Indian states, we find evidence of imperfect interindustry and interstate labor mob...

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Main Authors: Mitra, Devashish, Ural, Beyza P.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GDP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7611962/indian-manufacturing-slow-sector-rapidly-growing-economy
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topic ADVERSE IMPACT
AGGREGATE LEVEL
BILATERAL TRADE
BOOK VALUE
BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL STOCK
CENTRAL PLANNING
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMERS
CONTRACT LABOR
CURRENCY
DEBT
DEFLATORS
DEMAND CURVE
DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES
DEREGULATION
DEVALUATION
DISMISSAL
DIVISION OF LABOR
ECONOMIC AGENTS
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELASTICITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE
ENTRY BARRIER
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT INCENTIVES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIES
EXPORTS
FACTOR RETURNS
FAIR
FINAL GOODS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
GDP
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GROSS OUTPUT
GROWTH LITERATURE
GROWTH MODELS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH REGRESSIONS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT OF TRADE
IMPACT OF TRADE REFORMS
IMPORT PENETRATION
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INCREASE IN LABOR
INDUSTRIAL POLICY
INFLATION
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
JOB SECURITY
LABOR CONTRACTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR DEMAND ELASTICITY
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR REALLOCATION
LABOR REGULATIONS
LAYOFF
LEVELS OF OUTPUT
LICENSING RESTRICTIONS
MACROECONOMIC CRISIS
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET IMPERFECTIONS
MARKET RESTRICTIONS
MARKET SIZE
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
MORAL HAZARD
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
OPENNESS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PERMANENT WORKERS
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PRICES OF OUTPUT
PRIMARY SOURCE
PRIVATE FIRMS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION WORKERS
PRODUCTIVE FIRMS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RATES
PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL
PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROTECTED INDUSTRIES
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
RATES OF PROTECTION
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REDUCTION IN TARIFFS
RELATIVE PRICES
RIGID LABOR MARKET
RIGID LABOR MARKETS
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
SKILLED WORKERS
SPECIALIZATION
STOCKS
SUBSTITUTES
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF LEVELS
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF RATES
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TOTAL CAPITAL STOCK
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL WAGE
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION INCREASES
TRADE OPENNESS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PROTECTION
TRADE REFORM
TRADE REFORMS
TRADE REGIME
VALUE ADDED
VOLATILITY
WAGE BILL
WAGE RATE
WAGES
WEALTH
WHOLESALE PRICE
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX
WORKER
spellingShingle ADVERSE IMPACT
AGGREGATE LEVEL
BILATERAL TRADE
BOOK VALUE
BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL STOCK
CENTRAL PLANNING
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMERS
CONTRACT LABOR
CURRENCY
DEBT
DEFLATORS
DEMAND CURVE
DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES
DEREGULATION
DEVALUATION
DISMISSAL
DIVISION OF LABOR
ECONOMIC AGENTS
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELASTICITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE
ENTRY BARRIER
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT INCENTIVES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIES
EXPORTS
FACTOR RETURNS
FAIR
FINAL GOODS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
GDP
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GROSS OUTPUT
GROWTH LITERATURE
GROWTH MODELS
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH REGRESSIONS
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPACT OF TRADE
IMPACT OF TRADE REFORMS
IMPORT PENETRATION
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INCREASE IN LABOR
INDUSTRIAL POLICY
INFLATION
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
JOB SECURITY
LABOR CONTRACTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR DEMAND ELASTICITY
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR MOBILITY
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR REALLOCATION
LABOR REGULATIONS
LAYOFF
LEVELS OF OUTPUT
LICENSING RESTRICTIONS
MACROECONOMIC CRISIS
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET IMPERFECTIONS
MARKET RESTRICTIONS
MARKET SIZE
MONOPOLIES
MONOPOLY
MORAL HAZARD
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
OPENNESS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PERMANENT WORKERS
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PRICES OF OUTPUT
PRIMARY SOURCE
PRIVATE FIRMS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION WORKERS
PRODUCTIVE FIRMS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RATES
PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL
PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROTECTED INDUSTRIES
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
RATES OF PROTECTION
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REDUCTION IN TARIFFS
RELATIVE PRICES
RIGID LABOR MARKET
RIGID LABOR MARKETS
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
SKILLED WORKERS
SPECIALIZATION
STOCKS
SUBSTITUTES
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF LEVELS
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF RATES
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TOTAL CAPITAL STOCK
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL WAGE
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION INCREASES
TRADE OPENNESS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PROTECTION
TRADE REFORM
TRADE REFORMS
TRADE REGIME
VALUE ADDED
VOLATILITY
WAGE BILL
WAGE RATE
WAGES
WEALTH
WHOLESALE PRICE
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX
WORKER
Mitra, Devashish
Ural, Beyza P.
Indian Manufacturing : A Slow Sector in a Rapidly Growing Economy
geographic_facet South Asia
India
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4233
description This paper investigates the determinants of productivity in Indian manufacturing industries during the period 1988-2000. Using two-digit industry level data for the Indian states, we find evidence of imperfect interindustry and interstate labor mobility as well as misallocation of resources across industries and states. Trade liberalization increases productivity in all industries across all states, and productivity is higher in the less protected industries. These effects of protection and trade liberalization are more pronounced in states that have relatively more flexible labor markets. Similar effects are also found in the case of employment, capital stock and investment. Furthermore, labor market flexibility, independent of other policies, has a positive effect on productivity. Importantly, per capita state development expenditure seems to be the strongest and the most robust predictor of productivity, employment, capital stock and investment. Industrial delicensing increases both labor productivity and employment but only in the states with flexible labor market institutions. Even after controlling for delicensing, the analysis shows that trade liberalization has a productivity-enhancing effect. Finally, trade liberalization benefits most the export-oriented industries located in states with flexible labor-market institutions.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Mitra, Devashish
Ural, Beyza P.
author_facet Mitra, Devashish
Ural, Beyza P.
author_sort Mitra, Devashish
title Indian Manufacturing : A Slow Sector in a Rapidly Growing Economy
title_short Indian Manufacturing : A Slow Sector in a Rapidly Growing Economy
title_full Indian Manufacturing : A Slow Sector in a Rapidly Growing Economy
title_fullStr Indian Manufacturing : A Slow Sector in a Rapidly Growing Economy
title_full_unstemmed Indian Manufacturing : A Slow Sector in a Rapidly Growing Economy
title_sort indian manufacturing : a slow sector in a rapidly growing economy
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7611962/indian-manufacturing-slow-sector-rapidly-growing-economy
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7112
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spelling okr-10986-71122021-04-23T14:02:33Z Indian Manufacturing : A Slow Sector in a Rapidly Growing Economy Mitra, Devashish Ural, Beyza P. ADVERSE IMPACT AGGREGATE LEVEL BILATERAL TRADE BOOK VALUE BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL STOCK CENTRAL PLANNING COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS CONTRACT LABOR CURRENCY DEBT DEFLATORS DEMAND CURVE DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES DEREGULATION DEVALUATION DISMISSAL DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC AGENTS ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE ENTRY BARRIER EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT INCENTIVES EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIES EXPORTS FACTOR RETURNS FAIR FINAL GOODS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE GDP GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GROSS OUTPUT GROWTH LITERATURE GROWTH MODELS GROWTH RATE GROWTH REGRESSIONS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT OF TRADE IMPACT OF TRADE REFORMS IMPORT PENETRATION INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCREASE IN LABOR INDUSTRIAL POLICY INFLATION INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE JOB SECURITY LABOR CONTRACTS LABOR DEMAND LABOR DEMAND ELASTICITY LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR REALLOCATION LABOR REGULATIONS LAYOFF LEVELS OF OUTPUT LICENSING RESTRICTIONS MACROECONOMIC CRISIS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET IMPERFECTIONS MARKET RESTRICTIONS MARKET SIZE MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MORAL HAZARD ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPENNESS PER CAPITA INCOME PERMANENT WORKERS POSITIVE EFFECTS PRICES OF OUTPUT PRIMARY SOURCE PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION WORKERS PRODUCTIVE FIRMS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RATES PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTED INDUSTRIES QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS RATES OF PROTECTION REAL EXCHANGE RATE REDUCTION IN TARIFFS RELATIVE PRICES RIGID LABOR MARKET RIGID LABOR MARKETS SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SKILLED WORKERS SPECIALIZATION STOCKS SUBSTITUTES TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF LEVELS TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TOTAL CAPITAL STOCK TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL WAGE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION INCREASES TRADE OPENNESS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE PROTECTION TRADE REFORM TRADE REFORMS TRADE REGIME VALUE ADDED VOLATILITY WAGE BILL WAGE RATE WAGES WEALTH WHOLESALE PRICE WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX WORKER This paper investigates the determinants of productivity in Indian manufacturing industries during the period 1988-2000. Using two-digit industry level data for the Indian states, we find evidence of imperfect interindustry and interstate labor mobility as well as misallocation of resources across industries and states. Trade liberalization increases productivity in all industries across all states, and productivity is higher in the less protected industries. These effects of protection and trade liberalization are more pronounced in states that have relatively more flexible labor markets. Similar effects are also found in the case of employment, capital stock and investment. Furthermore, labor market flexibility, independent of other policies, has a positive effect on productivity. Importantly, per capita state development expenditure seems to be the strongest and the most robust predictor of productivity, employment, capital stock and investment. Industrial delicensing increases both labor productivity and employment but only in the states with flexible labor market institutions. Even after controlling for delicensing, the analysis shows that trade liberalization has a productivity-enhancing effect. Finally, trade liberalization benefits most the export-oriented industries located in states with flexible labor-market institutions. 2012-06-05T15:39:22Z 2012-06-05T15:39:22Z 2007-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7611962/indian-manufacturing-slow-sector-rapidly-growing-economy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7112 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4233 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India