As health is a state subject and merit good, the state Governments in India spend increased amounts on it. However, the health outcomes vary across the states. This study measures the efficiency of Indian states in raising health outcomes, using the stochastic frontier methodology for panel data...

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

As health is a state subject and merit good, the state Governments in India spend increased amounts on it. However, the health outcomes vary across the states. This study measures the efficiency of Indian states in raising health outcomes, using the stochastic frontier methodology for panel data...