Barriers to competition and productivity: Evidence from India

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Sivadasan, Jagadeesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Efficiency; Firm performance; Foreign direct investment; Industrial policy; Trade liberalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350602698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2161     Document Type: Article

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