Effect of Threats to Property Rights on Economic Performance of the Manufacturing Sector of Indian States

We examine the effect of threats to property rights on the economic performance of the manufacturing sector of Indian states. We construct indices of the threats from data on crime against property rights. Our estimation results show that not only threats to private property, but also threats to contracts adversely affect the performance of India's manufacturing sector.

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Year of publication:	2009-09
Authors:	Kato, Atsushi ; Sato, Takahiro
Institutions:	Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University
Subject:	Property right \| Contract \| Gross value added \| Capital labor ratio \| TFP

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Discussion Paper Series. - ISSN 1345-2207.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 244 44 pages
Classification:	K00 - Law and Economics. General ; O43 - Institutions and Growth ; P14 - Property Rights ; P17 - Performance and Prospects
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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