Tag Search: “firms”
The challenge of identifying economic activities of firms
The reliability of India’s GDP estimates has been debated extensively. A key challenge in the construction of macro-aggregates lies in the proper identification of firms’ economic activities as firms ...
- Radhika Pandey Amey Sapre Pramod Sinha
- 23 August, 2018
- Perspectives
Management and India’s economic growth
India has produced a well-recognised elite of managers, some of whom have demonstrated their capabilities in premier firms outside the country. In this post, Nirvikar Singh discusses existing empirica...
- Nirvikar Singh
- 20 July, 2018
- Perspectives
The effect of place-based development policies: Evidence from Indian SEZs
Since the introduction of the Special Economic Zones (SEZ), Act in 2005, India has invested roughly 0.5% of its GDP annually into this programme. Using nighttime lights data and firm- and worker-level...
- Yeseul Hyun Shree Ravi
- 18 July, 2018
- Articles
New ideas for fighting corruption in India
Even as technological innovations have reduced petty bribery, it is clear that bigger forms of corruption are flourishing in India. In this post, Avinash Dixit and Ritika Mankar propose the formation ...
- Avinash Dixit Ritika Mankar
- 18 May, 2018
- Perspectives
What happens when investments targeting women’s microbusinesses go to men?
Several studies find that male-operated – but not female-operated – microenterprises benefit from access to grants or loans. Applying the lens of household-level rather than individual-level investmen...
- Arielle Bernhardt Erica Field Rohini Pande Natalia Rigol
- 02 May, 2018
- Articles
Urban Corridors: Strategies for economic and urban development
The aim of this project is to investigate the impact of India’s corridor model as a strategy for urbanisation and urban development through the lens of land and economic development. Research question...
- Shriya Anand Neha Sami
- 31 March, 2018
- IGC Research on India
A study on the impact of financial market reforms on investment, financing and governance structures of the publicly traded firms in India
This project empirically studies financial benefits of equity market integration at the firm level in emerging economies. It explores the unique setting of public firms cross-listing on a new domestic...
- Sanjay Banerji Krishna Gangopadhyay
- 31 March, 2018
- IGC Research on India
Impact of groundwater accessibility on performance of firms
While labour laws and capital have been identified as key constraints to industrial growth, there is scant evidence on whether accessibility of vital natural resources, such as groundwater, also influ...
- Sheetal Sekhri
- 31 March, 2018
- IGC Research on India
Understanding the recent ordinance amending the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) is a landmark reform for India. One year after the notification of the law, an Ordinance to amend IBC has been promulgated, which bars several categories...
- Rajeswari Sengupta Anjali Sharma
- 23 March, 2018
- Perspectives
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
- Articles
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
- Articles
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
- Articles