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India’s Informal Trade with Pakistan

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  • Nisha Taneja
  • Samridhi Bimal
  • Isha Dayal

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This study (i) identifies factors determining informal trade, (ii) prepares estimates of India's informal trade with Pakistan (iii) examines the modalities of informal trade (iv) analyzes the transaction cost incurred in trading formally and informally and (v) proposes recommendations needed to shift informal trade to formal channels. The analysis was carried out on the basis of an extensive survey conducted in India and Dubai. [Working Paper 327]

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  • Nisha Taneja & Samridhi Bimal & Isha Dayal, 2016. "India’s Informal Trade with Pakistan," Working Papers id:11076, eSocialSciences.
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    1. R. H. Coase, 2013. "The Problem of Social Cost," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 56(4), pages 837-877.
    2. Nisha Taneja, 2006. "India - Pakistan Trade," Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi Working Papers 182, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi, India.
    3. Sanjib Pohit & Nisha Taneja, 2003. "India's Informal Trade with Bangladesh: A Qualitative Assessment," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(8), pages 1187-1214, August.
    4. Nisha Taneja, 2006. "India – Pakistan Trade," Trade Working Papers 22262, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
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    1. Nisha Taneja & Samridhi Bimal & Varsha Sivaram, 2019. "Emerging Trends in India-Pakistan Trade," Working Papers id:13004, eSocialSciences.

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