Deconstructing the BRICs: Structural Transformation and Aggregate Productivity Growth

Vries, Gaaitzen J. de; Erumban, Abdul Azeez; Timmer, Marcel P.; Voskoboynikov, Ilya B.; Wu, Harry X.

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“…That is, we investigate whether formal sector subcontracting is associated with growth of the traditional segments or with growth of the modern segments of the informal sector. This question is relevant to the broader question of the determinants of structural change in economies with large and heterogeneous informal sectors (see De Vries et al 2012). Furthermore, our empirical findings, used in conjunction with firm-level and/or industry-specific studies, can inform the design of policies for improving the linkages between formal and informal manufacturing enterprises by indicating priority areas or sectors which could be subject to interventions.…”

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“…Even in countries experiencing strong economic growth, the informal sector often remains large and relatively unproductive, pulling down labor productivity and aggregate economic growth (Khaturia et al 2013;De Vries et al 2012). One of the key aspects in understanding the evolution of the informal sector is its interaction with the formal sector (Hart 1973;Weeks 1975;Ranis and Stewart 1999;Davies and Thurlow 2010).…”

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“…2 A different strand of literature analyzes productivity differences between formal and informal manufacturing in India, showing that informalization of India's economy is slowing down aggregate growth (De Vries et al 2012) and that liberalization reforms in India increased the productivity of formal as well as informal enterprises, but more so for the former (Khaturia et al 2013). 3 In the paper we refer to these as 1995, 2001, and 2006, respectively.…”

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Formal sector subcontracting and informal sector employment in Indian manufacturing

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Pieters

Erumban

2014

IZA J Labor Develop

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Using nationally representative survey data of Indian manufacturing enterprises spanning the period 1995-2006, we analyze the link between formal sector subcontracting and informal sector employment. A novelty in our analysis is that this relationship is allowed to differ between modern and traditional segments of the informal sector. We show that formal sector subcontracting is positively related to employment growth only in the most modern segments of the informal sector. Increased subcontracting cannot explain the persistently high employment in traditional informal manufacturing activities in India. Instead, subcontracting can contribute to job creation in relatively modern segments of the informal sector. JEL codes: J21, O14, O17

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Formal sector subcontracting and informal sector employment in Indian manufacturing

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Erumban

2014

IZA J Labor Develop

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“…Iradian, 2007;Burda and Severgnini, 2014), physical capital shares (e.g. Iradian, 2007;Chessa and Schouwstra, 2005), assumed service lives of fixed assets (Wong and Seng, 1997), data sources (Moore and Vamvakidis, 2007), human capital measures (Ding and Knight, 2009;de Vries et al, 2012), geometric versus linear perpetual inventory method (Ganev, 2005b), primal versus dual growth accounting approach (Islam and Dai, 2009), etc.…”

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Impact of the transition on the total factor productivity in Croatia

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Družić²,

Tica³

2016

Zb.rad.Ekon.fak.Rij.

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“…His motivation for this type of analysis lies in the peculiar patterns of productivity components of Asia, South-America and Africa. Havlik (2013), de Vries et al (2012) and Chansomphou, Ichihashi (2013) represent the other examples of largescale cross-national comparisons of productivity decomposition in transition economies, however with the focus towards the BRIC countries.…”

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The Decomposition of Productivity Gap between Estonia and Korea

Sepp

Varblane

East Asia and Eastern Europe in a Globalized Perspective

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Deconstructing the BRICs: Structural Transformation and Aggregate Productivity Growth

Cited by 19 publications

References 39 publications

Formal sector subcontracting and informal sector employment in Indian manufacturing

Formal sector subcontracting and informal sector employment in Indian manufacturing

Impact of the transition on the total factor productivity in Croatia

The Decomposition of Productivity Gap between Estonia and Korea

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