We use a proprietary data set on the floor-level operations at the Bhilai Rail and Structural Mill in India to … understand the determinants of changes in plant productivity in 2000-2003. During this period there was a 35 percent increase in … that specific knowledge-enhancing investments can have very high returns, and that the threat of competition provides …

We use a proprietary data set on the floor-level operations at the Bhilai Rail and Structural Mill in India to … understand the determinants of changes in plant productivity in 2000-2003. During this period there was a 35 percent increase in … that specific knowledge-enhancing investments can have very high returns, and that the threat of competition provides …

empirical evidence relating to the hypothesis that public ownership and competition are determinants of firms' productivity. It … impact on efficiency. Furthermore, increased competition is found to have a positive effect on productivity. These results … questions, it is necessary to disentangle the impact of ownership and competition upon business performance. This paper presents …