Technical Efficiency in the Indian Textiles Industry: a Nonparametric Analysis of Firm-Level Data
University of Connecticut
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11-1-2007
Technical Efficiency in the Indian Textiles Industry: A Nonparametric Analysis of Firm-Level Data
Anup Kumar Bhandari
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Subhash C. Ray
University of Connecticut
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Bhandari, Anup Kumar and Ray, Subhash C., "Technical Efficiency in the Indian Textiles Industry: A Nonparametric Analysis of FirmLevel Data" (2007). Economics Working Papers. Paper 200749. http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/econ_wpapers/200749
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Technical Efficiency in the Indian Textiles Industry: A Nonparametric Analysis of Firm-Level Data Anup Kumar Bhandari
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Subhash C. Ray
University of Connecticut
Working Paper 2007-49 November 2007
341 Mansfield Road, Unit 1063 Storrs, CT 06269–1063 Phone: (860) 486–3022 Fax: (860) 486–4463 http://www.econ.uconn.edu/ This working paper is indexed on RePEc, http://repec.org/
Abstract
The Indian textiles industry is now at the crossroads with the phasing out of quota regime that prevailed under the Multi-Fiber Agreement (MFA) until the end of 2004. In the face of a full integration of the textiles sector in the WTO, maintaining and enhancing productive efficiency is a precondition for competitiveness of the Indian firms in the new liberalized world market. In this paper we use data obtained from the Annual Survey of Industries for a number of years to measure the levels of technical efficiency in the Indian textiles industry at the firm
DigitalCommons@UConn
Economics Working Papers Department of Economics
11-1-2007
Technical Efficiency in the Indian Textiles Industry: A Nonparametric Analysis of Firm-Level Data
Anup Kumar Bhandari
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Subhash C. Ray
University of Connecticut
Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/econ_wpapers Recommended Citation
Bhandari, Anup Kumar and Ray, Subhash C., "Technical Efficiency in the Indian Textiles Industry: A Nonparametric Analysis of FirmLevel Data" (2007). Economics Working Papers. Paper 200749. http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/econ_wpapers/200749
This is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Economics at DigitalCommons@UConn. It has been accepted for inclusion in Economics Working Papers by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UConn. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@uconn.edu.
Department of Economics Working Paper Series
Technical Efficiency in the Indian Textiles Industry: A Nonparametric Analysis of Firm-Level Data Anup Kumar Bhandari
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Subhash C. Ray
University of Connecticut
Working Paper 2007-49 November 2007
341 Mansfield Road, Unit 1063 Storrs, CT 06269–1063 Phone: (860) 486–3022 Fax: (860) 486–4463 http://www.econ.uconn.edu/ This working paper is indexed on RePEc, http://repec.org/
Abstract
The Indian textiles industry is now at the crossroads with the phasing out of quota regime that prevailed under the Multi-Fiber Agreement (MFA) until the end of 2004. In the face of a full integration of the textiles sector in the WTO, maintaining and enhancing productive efficiency is a precondition for competitiveness of the Indian firms in the new liberalized world market. In this paper we use data obtained from the Annual Survey of Industries for a number of years to measure the levels of technical efficiency in the Indian textiles industry at the firm
References: Bhandari, A. K. and P. Maiti (2007), “Efficiency of Indian Manufacturing Firms: Textile Industry as a Case Study”, International Journal of Business and Economics, 6 (1), 71-88. Ray, S. C. (1997), “Regional Variation in Productivity Growth in Indian Manufacturing: A Nonparametric Analysis”, Journal of Quantitative Economics, 13 (1), 73-94.