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Vertical integration, market structure and competition policy: experiences of indian manufacturing sector during the post reform period
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-09-26)
In the context of declining degrees of vertical integration in major industries of Indian manufacturing sector during the post-reform period, the present paper is an attempt to examine how such ‘vertical disintegration’ ...
Intra-industry trade and labour market adjustment: Indian manufacturing sector
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-04-05)
The study investigates the role of trade, labor market regulations and institutions on labour adjustment costs. The study develops a linear dynamic panel model using quasi-maximum likelihood fixed effects estimator. Using ...
India's horticulture sector - A port- level analysis of onion export pricing
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-03-10)
Extending the traditional model of agricultural pricing behaviour and market structure with the constructed commodity specific export weighted exchange rates, this paper analyses the exchange rate induced market power, ...
Identifying a typology of organizational transformations in India
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2017)
Purpose: This paper aims to develop a comprehensive typology of organizational transformations that is based on both content and process characteristics of transformations, and it is relevant to organizations in India. ...
Are small firms willing to pay for improved power supply? evidence from a contingent valuation study in India
(Elsevier, 2017-10)
This paper provides new estimates on Indian small-scale manufacturing firms’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for reliable power supply. Almost half of Indian manufacturing lies in the small-scale sector, and its productivity is ...
Gold monetization in India as a transformative policy: a mixed method analysis
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017)
India is the second largest consumer of gold in the world and gold is a major contributor to the current account deficit. Much of the gold goes out of circulation and is not available to support economic activity. To ...
Adoption of natural resource management technologies under information constraints: the case of system of rice intensification (SRI) in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017)
This study examines the role of information constraints in the adoption of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in India by explicitly incorporating information in the adoption model. The results showed that effective ...
Critique of recent revisions with base year change for estimation of state income in India
(Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, 2017)
In the present paper, we have critiqued recent revisions made in the estimation of state income in India consequent upon the change in the base year of the National Accounts from 2004-05 to the new base of 2011-12. We have ...
From well-heeled to tip-toed, shoe-shine to shoe-lace: monopolistic competition and product differentiation in men’s footwear
(International Review of Business and Economics, 2017)
For many decades, the only branded footwear Indians knew was Bata. After years of economic liberalization; however, one finds many local, national, and international firms jostling for customer attention by producing various ...
Rice today, roti tomorrow: diets and diabetes in urban Indian households
(Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2017-05)
In India, where diabetes is a growing concern and approx-imately 69 million are affected, we investigate the factorsthat influence diet management, a critical component of livingwith the disease. Taking the ...