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Abstract
It is often argued that the positive effects of policies or institutional reforms on the innovation and productivity of firms are amplified by positive spillovers to other firms. In this paper, we use a comprehensive dataset on Indian manufacturing firms and employ spatial econometric techniques to empirically estimate the strength of inter-firm Total Factor Productivity (TFP) spillovers. To address endogeneity concerns, we use tariff reductions during the Indian period of trade liberalization as an exogenous source of variation in TFP (following Topalova & Khandelwal 2011). We focus on three possible channels, namely observation, labor mobility and intermediate input use. We find no systematic evidence in support of TFP spillovers across Indian manufacturing firms.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Tilburg |
Publisher | Tilburg University |
Number of pages | 29 |
Volume | June 2014 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2014 |
Publication series
Name | DFID Working Paper |
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Coordinated Case Studies – Innovation for Productivity Growth in Low Income Countries
Voeten, J. (Contact)
1/04/13 → 31/03/17
Project: Research project