Indian Growth and Development Review: Volume 13 Issue 3

Capital flight and extent of corruption control in the least corrupt African countries: An empirical assessment

Thales Pacific Yapatake Kossele, Magalie Gabriella Ngaba Mbai-Akem

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of corruption control on capital flight in the least corrupt African countries.

Rethinking the effect of floods and financial development on economic growth: Evidence from the Indian states

Yashobanta Parida, Devi Prasad Dash

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of floods and the role of financial development on per capita gross state domestic product (GSDP) growth, controlling for…

Conventional procedure vis-à-vis bootstrap-based corrections of efficiency analyses

Vipin Valiyattoor, Anup Kumar Bhandari

This paper aims to evaluate the performance of basic metals industry in India and analyze its determinants, using data envelopment analysis (DEA) method. It also intends to…

The spatial price map of India drawn using pseudo unit values

Amita Majumder, Ranjan Ray, Sattwik Santra

This study aims to apply a proposed methodology for calculating spatial prices in a heterogeneous country setting such as India with limited price information. Based on the…

Do spouses influence each other's stated son preference?

Marie-Claire Robitaille, Ishita Chatterjee

This paper aims to understand the motivations behind married men preferring sons and to quantify the association between a couple’s stated son preferences. Son preference is an…

Tax structure and economic growth in India: insights from ARDL model

Yadawananda Neog, Achal Kumar Gaur

In the academic debate, the tax–growth relationship is always a controversial one. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between tax structure and economic growth in…

Impact of policy initiatives and collaborative synergy on sustainability and business growth of Indian SMEs

Maitreyee Das, Krishnamachari Rangarajan

The influence of sustainability practices, especially those related to the environment and society in driving business growth is evident from the annual sustainability reports of…

Price stabilization or income support? Preferences and cost of programmes

Amarjyoti Mahanta, Bodhisattva Sengupta

Over the past 25 years, direct cash transfers (often abbreviated as direct benefit transfer, DBT) to the poorer section of the society are gaining popularity over explicit…