Trade and Investment Liberalization in India: Implications for Productivity Gains

Ram Upendra Das

Chapter 3 in Foreign Direct Investment and Small and Medium Enterprises:Productivity and Access to Finance, 2015, pp 35-55 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Since 1991, India has witnessed wide-ranging economic reforms in its policies governing international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) flows which has consequently led to a dramatic rise in both trade and FDI flows since then. Using firm-level panel data, this chapter investigates whether these trends have contributed to significant productivity improvements since 2000, as measured by total factor productivity (TFP). In addition, the chapter also examines the determinants of TFP across a range of different industry categories. The results suggest the existence of significant productivity improvements since 2000 and also identify variables such as imports of raw materials and capital goods, size of operation, quality of employment captured by wage rates, and technology imports as crucial determinants of productivity.

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; The Spillover Effects; Small and Medium Enterprises; Regional Innovation; Entrepreneurial Activities; Trade and Investment; Bank Lending; Labor Productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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