An innovative model describing the convergence of technology use at the micro level is introduced. ICT (information and communication technology) ownership, measured as the number of smartphones within a household, depends upon socioeconomic character- istics, such as income, education,...

As India seeks to strengthen trade, investment and other forms of economic cooperation with ASEAN, Myanmar is an essential strategic partner, since it is the only ASEAN nation with which India shares both land and maritime borders. As a "gateway" to South East Asia, Myanmar is also vital in...

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the largest segment of an economy. They accounts for 25 percent of Bangladesh GDP and employed 87% of civilian population. MSMEs are playing a very important role in employment generation, resource utilization and income generation to a large...

This paper combines insights from law and economics to create a hybrid model that examines the U-shaped relationship between the strength of a country’s IPR protections and its level of economic development over time. This hybrid model is used to analyze whether implementing different levels...

Aurangabad industrial area is the fastest developing industrial region in Asia. 3405 different small, medium and large scale industries are established in the region. It has become an employment hub with the help of D.M.I. C. Project. China, Japan and Germany have shown their interest by...

This paper quantifies the local economic impact of 147 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) that were established in India between 2005 and 2013. Combining census data on the universe of Indian firms with georeferenced data on SEZs, we find that SEZ establishment increased manufacturing and service...

This paper implements a field experiment in India to understand whether the effects of religious diversity on productivity and attitudes depend on a firm's production technology. I randomly assigned Hindu and Muslim workers at a manufacturing plant in West Bengal to religiously mixed or...

This paper uses qualitative analysis for assessing the impact of the globalization on distribution of income, poverty and inequality in India and arrives as different conclusions. It has been concluded that the absolute poverty in India with the increasing globalization has fallen significantly...

India has a combination of religious, caste and linguistic heterogeneity incomparable to any country in the world. This paper reviews the literature of how these various phenomena have interacted with the Indian economy. Results are disheartening. India has an entrenched caste system that...

India has witnessed a tremendous economic growth, as measured by GDP, over the past 10 years. Many experts have pointed out that FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) has been one of the major factors taking India to this growth level. Foreign investment in India has increased continuously since...