We estimate the rate of total factor productivity growth in Indian manufacturing industry for the period 1973-1992, and compare the results to those obtained by Young for the East Asian Tigers. We then interpret our results in light of Krugman's hypothesis that, because the Asian Miracle was...

This analysis of Indian data reveals substantial externality effects from the states' infrastructure to manufacturing productivity. In the 20 years from 1972 to 1992, growth of road and electricity generating capacity seems to have accounted for nearly half the growth of the productivity...

If infrastructure tends to generate spillover externalities, as has been the assumption in much of the development literature, one may reasonably look for evidence of such indirect effects in the accounts of manufacturing industries. Empirical support for this assumption has so far been...

If infrastructure tends to generate spillover externalities, as has been the assumption in much of the development literature, one may reasonably look for evidence of such indirect effects in the accounts of manufacturing industries. Empirical support for this assumption has so far been...

We estimate the rate of total factor productivity growth in Indian manufacturing industry for the period 1973-1992, and compare the results to those obtained by Young for the East Asian Tigers. We then interpret our results in light of Krugman's hypothesis that, because the Asian Miracle was...

The south Indian state of Tamil Nadu is a relatively recent entrant to the list of Indian states exhibiting the phenomenon of ‘missing girls’. A substantial proportion of these missing girls may be attributed to the differential survival of girls and boys in the 0-6 age group due to...