Tag Search: “Firms”
Fostering social connections
This column describes an ongoing study that analyses data from Delhi’s labour-intensive garment factories to explore the relationship between trust among workers and productivity. Using the strength o...
- Farzana Afridi Amrita Dhillon Sherry Xin Li Swati Sharma
- 16 March, 2018
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Management practices and productivity in India
In this article, Bloom and Patnaik bring together research that analyses management practices of firms, and how they relate to firm productivity and performance. They highlight the importance of under...
- Nicholas Bloom Megha Patnaik
- 15 March, 2018
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Have policy initiatives in emerging Asian economies improved firms' access to external finance?
Since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, policymakers in Asia have initiated a series of reforms aimed at developing and strengthening the regional financial markets. This column provides new evidenc...
- Udichibarna Bose Ronald MacDonald Serafeim Tsoukas
- 28 February, 2018
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I4I Panel Discussion: The challenge of job creation
In a recent I4I editorial, Ashok Kotwal described the challenge of job creation that is facing the Indian economy today. In December 2017, Prof. Kotwal moderated a panel discussion on the topic betwe...
- Nalini Gulati
- 30 January, 2018
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The spatial dimensions of business investment decisions
Investment decisions of firms are centred on location choice, investment magnitude, and selection of industry. Of these, information on location choice is the most asymmetric, making it is imperative ...
- Anjali Tandon
- 25 January, 2018
- Perspectives
Does mandatory CSR expenditure affect firm value? Evidence from Indian firms
Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 mandates all Indian firms above certain size or profit threshold to spend at least 2% of net profit earned in preceding three years on Corporate Social Responsib...
- Praveen Bhagawan M Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay
- 04 January, 2018
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The challenge of job creation
The process of economic transformation that entails labour transitioning from low- to high-productivity activities, been much slower in India than in other Asian countries like China. Why is this so ...
- Ashok Kotwal
- 15 December, 2017
- Perspectives
Is small beautiful? A critical evaluation of MSME policy and performance in India
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have significance in a labour-abundant country like India, and various policies are in place to promote the sector. Analysing MSME data from various sources...
- Shromona Ganguly
- 12 December, 2017
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Structural transformation and spillovers from ‘Industrial Areas’
A defining feature of economic development is the reallocation of labour from subsistence agriculture to manufacturing. To shed light on this process, this column analyses Karnataka’s Industrial Areas...
- David Blakeslee Ritam Chaurey Ram Fishman Samreen Malik
- 07 December, 2017
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Facilitating foreign investment in rupee-denominated debt
On 22 September 2017, the RBI notified that rupee-denominated offshore bonds – popularly known as ‘masala bonds’ – will no longer form part of the limit for investment in corporate bonds by foreign po...
- Radhika Pandey Sanhita Sapatnekar
- 27 November, 2017
- Perspectives
Doing Business in India: Myths and realities
Ahead of the global release of the 2018 edition of the World Bank Doing Business rankings, this column compares data from firm-level surveys conducted by the Bank and the IDFC Institute-NITI Aayog wi...
- Mathew Lillehaugen Milan Vaishnav
- 25 October, 2017
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Facilitating investment in organic food business through the right policies
The Indian government has undertaken several policy initiatives to promote organic farming and organic food exports, and many domestic and foreign companies have responded positively to these measure...
- Souvik Dutta Arpita Mukherjee
- 25 September, 2017
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