Description: Services Reform and Manufacturing Performance : Evidence from India

Cover Image

QR Code

Services Reform and Manufacturing Performance : Evidence from India

The growth of India's manufacturing sector since 1991 has been attributed mostly to trade liberalization and more permissive industrial licensing. This paper demonstrates the significant impact of a neglected factor: India's policy reform...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Arnold, Jens Matthias, Javorcik, Beata, Lipscomb, Molly, Mattoo, Aaditya
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ADVANCED COUNTRIES ADVERSE EFFECTS AFFILIATE AFFILIATES AGRICULTURE AIR AIR TRANSPORT ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AUTONOMY AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY BALANCE SHEETS BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BANK LOAN BANKING CONCENTRATION BANKING INDUSTRY BANKING REFORM BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR REFORMS BANKING SERVICES BANKING SYSTEM BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BARRIERS TO ENTRY BENCHMARK BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES CAPITAL ALLOCATION CARGO TRAFFIC CARRIERS CASH FLOW CELLULAR SERVICE CENTRAL BANK COMMERCE COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTERS CONSUMERS COST OF CAPITAL CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CROP INSURANCE DEFLATORS DEREGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DISTRIBUTION SERVICES DOMESTIC COMPETITION DRIVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT EXPOSURE EXTERNAL FINANCE EXTERNAL FINANCING FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM PERFORMANCE FOREIGN BANK FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FUEL GDP GDP DEFLATOR GLOBAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT SECURITIES GROWTH RATES HIGHWAYS IMPORT TARIFFS INCOMES INDIVIDUAL FIRM INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INNOVATION INSURANCE INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURANCE MARKET INSURANCE REFORM INSURANCE REFORMS INSURERS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES JOINT VENTURES LABOR MARKET LIBERALIZATION LICENSE LICENSES MACROECONOMICS MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MARGINAL COST MARITIME TRANSPORT MARKET DISCIPLINE MARKET PENETRATION MARKET REGULATION MARKET SHARE MATERIAL MERGERS MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MORAL HAZARD MOTOR VEHICLES NEW ENTRANTS NEW PRODUCTS OPEN ACCESS OPERATING EFFICIENCY OPERATING REVENUE OPTIMIZATION OUTPUT OUTPUT PER CAPITA PASSENGER TRAFFIC PAYMENTS IMBALANCES PERFORMANCE MEASURE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PHONE LINES POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIOS POSITIVE EFFECTS PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRODUCT DELIVERY PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTION INPUTS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROTECTIONISM PUBLIC ENTERPRISES RAIL RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAY RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT RELIABILITY RESERVE BANK RESERVE BANK OF INDIA RESULT RESULTS RETIREMENT RETURNS TO SCALE ROAD ROAD BUILDING ROAD TRANSPORT RURAL BANKS SEARCH SERVICE PROVIDERS SINGLE MARKET STATE BANKS STATE ENTERPRISES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUBSIDIARIES SUPERMARKETS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY TELEPHONE TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONES TIME PERIOD TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE REFORMS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSIT TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT TRANSPORT INDUSTRY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT STATISTICS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY TRUE TURNOVER USE VALUE USERS USES VALUE ADDED WATER SUPPLY WEB WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX WHOLESALE PRICE INDICES WTO
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20120117110103 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3233

Description
Summary:	The growth of India's manufacturing sector since 1991 has been attributed mostly to trade liberalization and more permissive industrial licensing. This paper demonstrates the significant impact of a neglected factor: India's policy reforms in services. The authors examine the link between those reforms and the productivity of manufacturing firms using panel data for about 4,000 Indian firms fro