Determinants of Clusters in Indian Manufacturing: The Role of Infrastructure, Governance, Education, and Industrial Policy

Ana Fernandes () and Gunjan Sharma

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Abstract: This paper investigates the determinants of spatial concentration and entry within manufacturing across states in India. Using an unbalanced panel of 180 industries spread across 16 major Indian states over the time period 1985-2007, the effect of location (state) characteristics interacted with characteristics that make industries naturally more prone to concentrate in locations (states) of certain types on spatial concentration and entry is examined. [IGC Working Paper 12/0606].

Keywords: Spatial Concentration; Agglomeration Economies; India; Infrastructure; Trade Policy; FDI; Industrial Licensing; India; manufacturing; industry; education; governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-01
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