Specialization, Diversity, and Indian Manufacturing Growth

This paper examines the specialization and diversity of manufacturing industries within Indian districts. Prior to India's recent economic growth and liberalization, specialization levels in 1989 were substantially higher than similar metrics calculated for the United States. From 1989 to 2010, average specialization levels for Indian districts declined to a level that is now quite comparable to the United States. Diversity levels similarly increased. Specialization and diversity levels in India are becoming more persistent with time. Manufacturing plants display higher productivity in districts that display both properties. From 1989 to 2010, manufacturing employment growth was higher in districts that were more specialized at the start of the period.

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Main Authors:	Kerr, William R., Ghani, Ejaz, Tewari, Ishani
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-10
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING, ALLOCATION, ALTERNATIVE APPROACH, BENCHMARK, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS SERVICES, BUSINESSES, CLASSIFICATION, CONFIDENTIALITY, DESCRIPTION, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION, ECONOMICS, ELECTRICITY, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENTS, EXTERNALITIES, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FOREIGN TRADE, GOVERNMENT POLICY, HIGH LEVELS, INCOME, INDICES, INDUSTRIAL BASE, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT, INNOVATION, INSTITUTION, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKETS, LITERACY, LITERACY RATE, LITERACY RATES, MANUFACTURING, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY, MATERIAL, MISSING VALUES, OPEN ACCESS, ORDERING, PAPER DOCUMENTS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POPULATION DENSITY, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLISHING, RADIO, RESEARCHERS, RESULT, RESULTS, SPECIALIZATION, TELEVISION, TIME PERIOD, TRADE-OFF, USES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18369708/specialization-diversity-indian-manufacturing-growth https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16863
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