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Human Capital And The Changing Structure of The Indian Economy

Using panel data for the fourteen major states of India over the 1980-2000 period, the authors estimate the effect of human capital endowment on the performance of the state economies. They find that greater availability of skilled workers had a positive and significant impact on output in the servi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amin, Mohammad
Other Authors: Mattoo, Aaditya
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2008
Subjects:
Macroeconomics And Economic Growth
E-business
Productivity Growth
Economics Research
Econometric Analysis
Transport Economics, Policy And Planning
Pro-poor Growth
Health, Nutrition And Population
Development Economics
Gdp
Gdp Per Capita
Poverty Reduction
Private Sector Development
Value Added
Development Policy
Economic Theory And Research
Transport
Population Policies
Agriculture
Human Capital
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Using panel data for the fourteen major states of India over the 1980-2000 period, the authors estimate the effect of human capital endowment on the performance of the state economies. They find that greater availability of skilled workers had a positive and significant impact on output in the service sectors. They do not find any such effect for the manufacturing sectors. The paper shows that the differential effect on services and manufacturing arises because service sectors are more skill intensive
Physical Description:34 p.

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