The Differential Effects of Financial Development on India's Industrial Performance

Nitin Gupta

ASARC Working Papers from The Australian National University, Australia South Asia Research Centre

Abstract: The paper aims to investigate the differential impact of increased financial development on industrial output, across state and industry categories. Using an unbalanced panel of 15 Indian states, 22 industries at the 2-digit level, and an 11-year period spanning 1992-2002, the paper's most novel contribution comes from hypothesising and testing for operating channels though which increased financial depth benefits output. It is concluded that financial depth facilitates increased use of contract labour by industries, which in turn mitigates the effects of industrial disputes and increases output. This beneficial impact is uniformly felt across the country, regardless of state-level labour regulations. However, financial depth has failed to directly benefit industries with the greatest need for external financing, i.e. those with moderate and high dependence on external sources of finance. Overall, increased financial depth alleviated the working capital constraints of firms, but not their investment constraints. The negative effects of the latter outweigh the positive effects of the former, and help explain the sharp deceleration of growth across industries categories. Finally, the paper makes the dual case for comprehensive labour reforms and for policies to improve quality of intermediation in Indian financial markets.

Keywords: Trade & Labour Market Interaction; Dispute Resolution; Industrial Policy; Manufacturing; Financial Markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F16 J52 L52 L60 O16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31
Date: 2011
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