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Import protection and exports
(1995-07-14)
The note by Marjit and Sarkar (1995) in
this journal attempts to show that reduction
in tariffs on imports of a commodity could
lead to decline in its exports. The arguments
put forward by the authors is not only ...
Import tariffs as strategic policy signals
(1996-07-14)
IN reply to my note in this journal (1995)
on import protection and exports, Marjit and
Sarkar (1995) have come out with a technical
point of optimal pricing rule of monopoly
instead of addressing my main contentions.
In ...
Indian Industry and Industrial policy at the crossroads
(1995-07-14)
DURING the last few years we have heard
and read quite a bit about how the past
industrial and trade policies stifled Indian
industry and the recent policy reforms would
release the caged tiger. Sometimes the ...
Exports and liberalization: a simple industrial organization approach
(1996-10-07)
A few empirical studies that had examined export behavior of large and small scale firms in Indian industry for the pre-liberalization period observed that exports had been basically a residual activity to the large scale ...
An analysis of short-run price instability of cotton Hank Yarn
(1994-07-14)
This article shows that the lower counts cotton hank yarn, which are used to produce lower quality segment of
handloom cloth, are subject to higher short-run price instability than the higher counts hank yarn which are ...
Policy reforms evolution of domestic market structure and exports: a study of Indian engineering industry
(2010-03-31)
The policy reforms initiated in India since the eighties have caused entry of quite a few multinational firms into Indian industries. This has significant implications on the evolution of domestic market structure into a ...
Firm Size and Export Behavior in a Developing Country
(2012-10-17)
In the context of Indian industry, this paper argues that in the presence of capital market imperfection and sub-optimal contractual arrangements, small firms face higher transaction or selling costs in the domestic market. ...
Economic reforms and institutions: a few issues and policy implications for India
(2010-07-22)
In the absence of necessary institutional conditions, market reforms in developing economies cause rent seeking and unequitable distribution of income. This, in turn, could stun economic growth and also thwart the emergence ...
Competitive advantage of India's exports: analytic case studies of four industries
(2009-12-12)
This paper examines the sources and sustainability of competitive advantage of India s exports on the basis of case studies of four labour intensive industries. By applying the conceptual framework of Ghemawat (1991), we ...
Factor and product market distributions, production efficiency and international trade
(1993-07-14)
Policy-induced factor market distortions in resource allocation can be effectively used to shun the static inefficiency to
bring about dynamic growth in an economy. This paper argues that static allocative inefficiency ...