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Assessing The Competitiveness Of Firms In The Indian Manufacturing Sector: An Inter Industry Analysis

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  • Pradipta Kumar Sahoo

    (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad)

  • Badri Narayan Rath

    (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad)

  • iet Le

    (Swinburne University of Technology)

Abstract

This study measures the competitiveness of Indian manufacturing industries by covering 650 firms from 11 industries using the composite index approach. Firms are classified into two broad groups based on labor-capital intensity and ownership. The study found that capital-intensive industries are more competitive than labor-intensive industries. With regards to ownership of firms, the study finds that foreign-owned firms are more competitive than domestic firms. The study also divides the sample into two sub-periods based on India’s Competition Act 2002. The results reveal that competitiveness has slightly increased after the implementation of the Act.

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  • Pradipta Kumar Sahoo & Badri Narayan Rath & iet Le, 2021. "Assessing The Competitiveness Of Firms In The Indian Manufacturing Sector: An Inter Industry Analysis," Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, Bank Indonesia, vol. 24(4), pages 541-558, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:idn:journl:v:24:y:2021:i:4c:p:541-558
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21098/bemp.v24i4.1678
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    Keywords

    Competitiveness; ICI index; Labor-intensive; Capital-intensive;
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    JEL classification:

    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • D41 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Perfect Competition
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance

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