Identifying the aggregate productivity effects of entry and size restrictions: An empirical analysis of license reform in India

Type Journal Article - American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Title Identifying the aggregate productivity effects of entry and size restrictions: An empirical analysis of license reform in India
Author(s)
Volume 3
Issue 2
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2011
Page numbers 66-96
URL http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTRANETTRADE/Resources/Internal-Training/287823-1256848879189/65​26508-1283456658475/Amalavoyal_Chari.pdf
Abstract
Distortions in the allocation of resources between heterogeneous producers have the potential to generate large reductions in aggregate productivity, a point that has been stressed by recent studies. There is, however, little direct empirical evidence from actual policy experiments on the magnitude of these effects. This paper proposes a simple methodology that empirically identifies the separate effects of entry and size restrictions on aggregate productivity, and uses it to analyse the impact of a policy reform in India.

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