Manufacturing Productivity during Economic Reforms in India

Authors

  •   Sajal Jana Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Garhbeta College, Garhbeta, Midnapore - 721 127 West Bengal
  •   Maniklal Adhikary Professor, Department of Economics, Burdwan University, Burdwan - 713 104, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17010/aijer/2014/v3i5/55992

Keywords:

Manufacturing

, Productivity, Economic Reforms, Intertemporal Shift, Workers, Growth Rate

C13

, D24, L6

Paper Submission Date

, December 22, 2013, Paper sent back for Revision, April 16, 2014, Paper Acceptance Date, August 7, 2014.

Abstract

The present study analyzed the trends in growth rates of output (value added), capital intensity, employment, wage share, and share of emoluments as well as partial productivity indices of inputs for all India manufacturing at disaggregated two digit level industrial groups over the period from 1981-1982 to 2007-2008. A correlation test was performed to depict the relationship among the growth rates of the relevant key variables. The empirical test of efficiency revealed that there was a significant hint of an upward shift of the productivity locus both for workers and employees on account of positive intercept dummy coefficients.

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Published

2014-10-01

How to Cite

Jana, S., & Adhikary, M. (2014). Manufacturing Productivity during Economic Reforms in India. Arthshastra Indian Journal of Economics & Research, 3(5), 20–30. https://doi.org/10.17010/aijer/2014/v3i5/55992

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Volume 3, Issue 5, September-October 2014

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