Wild or Tamed?: India’s Potential Growth

Hiroko Oura

No 2007/224, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: With India's GDP expanding at a rate above 8 percent in recent years, the debate about whether India is overheating revolves mainly about whether growth is above potential-that is, whether the economy is exceeding its "speed limit." This paper attempts to shed light on this debate by providing up-to-date projections of India's potential growth, including by clarifying differences in underlying assumptions used by various researchers that lead to a range of estimates. Estimates of potential growth on this basis range from 7.4 percent to 8.1 percent for 2006/07, and about 8 percent for the medium term. The medium-term potential estimates have risks on both sides: productivity gains and investment could be volatile, but determined reforms could sustain strong productivity growth.

Keywords: WP; GDP; growth rate; India; ratio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 2007-09-01
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