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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
- Articles
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
- Articles
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
- Articles
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
- Articles
Draft social security code: Will it help informal workers?
Labour law reform is considered as a key requirement for creation of new jobs as well as greater formalisation of existing jobs in India. In March this year, the Ministry of Labour and Employment brou...
- Sharmila Kantha
- 21 September, 2017
- Perspectives
Stock market participation in the aftermath of an accounting scandal
An emerging literature shows that exposure of fraud in the corporate sector leads to a fall in trust on part of households and decline in their stock market participation. Analysing data on daily inv...
- Renuka Sane
- 30 August, 2017
- Articles
What does the new IIP series tell us about the state of manufacturing in India?
In May 2017, the Central Statistics Office released the new series of the Index of Industrial Production with 2011-12 as the base year, after a comprehensive revision of computation methods. The serie...
- Radhika Pandey Amey Sapre Pramod Sinha
- 02 August, 2017
- Articles
The Study of the Food Processing Industry in Bihar
The aim of the project is to understand the driving force for industrial development in the food processing sector in Bihar. The findings of the study revealed that development in food processing in B...
- Barna Ganguli Debdatta Saha
- 08 July, 2017
- IGC Research on India
Impact of disinvestment policy on public sector enterprises in India
To address operational inefficiencies in PSEs without comprising on their social objectives, disinvestment policy is often used. However, there are concerns regarding the extent of impact on firm per...
- Ritika Jain
- 12 June, 2017
- Articles
Tax, lies, and red tape
Weak institutional environments in poor countries may lead to lower tax compliance by firms. This may be especially true for family firms, whose owners have higher stakes in the firm and longer horizo...
- Megha Patnaik
- 31 March, 2017
- IGC Research on India