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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics: Vol. 5 No. 1 (January 2013)
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Back on the Rails: Competition and Productivity in State-Owned Industry
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Das, Sanghamitra,
Kala Krishna,
Sergey Lychagin, and
Rohini Somanathan. 2013. "Back on the Rails: Competition and Productivity in State-Owned Industry."
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics,
5(1): 136-62.
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.1.136
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.1.136
Abstract
We use a proprietary dataset on the floor-level operations at the
largest rail mill in India to study the response of productivity to the
threat of entry. Output per active shift increased by 28 percent over
3 years with minimal changes in physical capital and employment.
By combining data on the timing of various training programs in the
mill with shift-level variation in worker composition, we are able
to attribute over half of the higher productivity to training specifically
targeted toward improving rail output. Our work suggests high
returns to knowledge-enhancing investment in emerging economies.
(JEL D22, D24, J24, L23, L32, L61, O14)
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Das, Sanghamitra (?)
Krishna, Kala (PA State U and CESifo, Munich)
Lychagin, Sergey (Central European U, Budapest)
Somanathan, Rohini (Delhi School of Economics)
Krishna, Kala (PA State U and CESifo, Munich)
Lychagin, Sergey (Central European U, Budapest)
Somanathan, Rohini (Delhi School of Economics)
JEL Classifications
D22: Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
D24: Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
J24: Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
L23: Organization of Production
L32: Public Enterprises; Public-Private Enterprises
L61: Metals and Metal Products; Cement; Glass; Ceramics
O14: Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
D24: Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
J24: Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
L23: Organization of Production
L32: Public Enterprises; Public-Private Enterprises
L61: Metals and Metal Products; Cement; Glass; Ceramics
O14: Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
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