Productivity, technical progress and scale efficiency in Indian manufacturing: Post-reform performance
This article studies the effects of the economic reforms on the Indian manufacturing industries. Data Envelopment Analysis was used to estimate technical and scale efficiency changes after the 1991 reform initiatives. The estimates suggest, however, that the efficiency of manufacturing industries de...
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description | This article studies the effects of the economic reforms on the Indian manufacturing industries. Data Envelopment Analysis was used to estimate technical and scale efficiency changes after the 1991 reform initiatives. The estimates suggest, however, that the efficiency of manufacturing industries declined during the post-reform era. The variations are different across industries, and the findings demonstrate the importance of technological progress for improving manufacturing efficiency and productivity in India. |
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spelling | doaj.art-925b06ef085e40b7b7eedb4ae9f1282d2022-12-22T03:13:44ZengAOSISJournal of Economic and Financial Sciences1995-70762312-28032013-07-016247949410.4102/jef.v6i2.271210Productivity, technical progress and scale efficiency in Indian manufacturing: Post-reform performanceEwert Kleynhans0Valarmathi Pradeep1School of Economics, North-West UniversitySchool of Economics, North West University, South Africa; and Society for Integrated Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New DelhiThis article studies the effects of the economic reforms on the Indian manufacturing industries. Data Envelopment Analysis was used to estimate technical and scale efficiency changes after the 1991 reform initiatives. The estimates suggest, however, that the efficiency of manufacturing industries declined during the post-reform era. The variations are different across industries, and the findings demonstrate the importance of technological progress for improving manufacturing efficiency and productivity in India.https://jefjournal.org.za/index.php/jef/article/view/271IndiareformsMalmquist approachindustrymanufacturingefficiencyproductivity |
spellingShingle | Ewert Kleynhans Valarmathi Pradeep Productivity, technical progress and scale efficiency in Indian manufacturing: Post-reform performance Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences India reforms Malmquist approach industry manufacturing efficiency productivity |
title | Productivity, technical progress and scale efficiency in Indian manufacturing: Post-reform performance |
title_full | Productivity, technical progress and scale efficiency in Indian manufacturing: Post-reform performance |
title_fullStr | Productivity, technical progress and scale efficiency in Indian manufacturing: Post-reform performance |
title_full_unstemmed | Productivity, technical progress and scale efficiency in Indian manufacturing: Post-reform performance |
title_short | Productivity, technical progress and scale efficiency in Indian manufacturing: Post-reform performance |
title_sort | productivity technical progress and scale efficiency in indian manufacturing post reform performance |
topic | India reforms Malmquist approach industry manufacturing efficiency productivity |
url | https://jefjournal.org.za/index.php/jef/article/view/271 |
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