This paper examines the impact of Ramp;D and FDI on firm growth for a panel data of Indian manufacturing firms. We argue that besides age and size, FDI and Ramp;D are essential determinants of firm growth. We use GMM estimation for fixed effects panel data models to control for endogenity of...

The regulation of industrial pollution is clearly difficult in a rapidly industrializing, low-income setting. In addition to the general lack of resources for monitoring and enforcement, authorities must deal with the asymmetric nature of the information and multiple nonpoint sources of...