The Impact of Business Environment and Economic Geography on Plant-Level Productivity : An Analysis of Indian Industry

The Impact of Business Environment and Economic Geography on Plant-Level Productivity : An Analysis of Indian Industry

The authors' analysis of manufacturing plants sampled from India's major industrial centers shows large productivity gaps across cities. The gaps partly reflect differences in agglomeration economies and in market access. However, they are also explained to a greater extent by differences...

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Main Authors: Lall, Somik V., Mengistae, Taye
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ASSETS
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY LAWS
BOOK VALUE
CITIES
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CONSENSUS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
COST OF CAPITAL
DAMAGES
DEREGULATION
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EFFECTIVE USE
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPLOITATION
EXPORTS
EXTERNALITIES
FARMS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FOREIGN MARKET
FOREIGN TRADE
GDP
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GROWTH RATE
IDLE CAPACITY
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INEFFICIENCY
INSOLVENCY
INSOLVENCY PROCEDURES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LAND PRICES
LATIN AMERICAN
LEGISLATION
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARKET POWER
METALS
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFIT MAXIMIZING FIRMS
PROFITABILITY
PUBLIC GOODS
PURCHASING POWER
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY POLICY
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SOCIAL WELFARE
STATE GOVERNMENT
SUBSIDIARY
TIME SERIES
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE TAXES
TRANSPORT
VALUE ADDED
WAGE RATES
WELFARE GAINS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/07/6058145/impact-business-environment-economic-geography-plant-level-productivity-analysis-indian-industry
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8253

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/07/6058145/impact-business-environment-economic-geography-plant-level-productivity-analysis-indian-industry
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8253

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