A detailed anatomy of factor misallocation in India (English)

This paper complements the results of earlier work on factor misallocation. The paper first expands the methodology and provides two important decompositions for the main indices. The main result is that factor and output misallocation across districts is at least as important as misallocation within districts. Second, the paper provides an exploration of the service sector that complements earlier work on manufacturing. The analysis shows that labor...

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Duranton,Gilles;

Ghani,Syed Ejaz;

Grover,Arti Goswami;

Kerr,William Robert;
Document Date
2016/01/28
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7547
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2016/01/28
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
A detailed anatomy of factor misallocation in India
Keywords
output per worker

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Duranton,Gilles; Ghani,Syed Ejaz; Grover,Arti Goswami; Kerr,William Robert.

A detailed anatomy of factor misallocation in India (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7547 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/640751468184471955

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