Economic Explorations

Highlights of my research, with easy access to publications

Export Dynamics at the Firm & Regional Levels

Made in India: What Makes Companies Successful Global Exporters?

Type Book chapter Title “Knowledge-based Exports from India: A Firm-level Analysis of Determinants” Authors Nagesh Kumar & Jaya Prakash Pradhan In N. Kumar & K. J. Joseph (eds.),…

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Export Dynamics at the Firm & Regional Levels

High-Tech Exports & Indian Industry: A Tale of Transformation and Challenge

Type Book chapter Title “Knowledge-based Exports from India: Recent Trends, Patterns, and Implications” Authors Nagesh Kumar & Jaya Prakash Pradhan In N. Kumar & K. J. Joseph (eds.),…

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Regional Development

The Mineral Bride: A Century-Long Tale of Resources, Rights and Regional Development

Type Working paper Title “Tata Steel’s Romance with Orissa: Minerals-based Underdevelopment and Federal Politics in India” Author Jaya Prakash Pradhan Published 2007 · ISID Working Paper No. WP2007/03…

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Indian MNEs & Outward FDI

Going Global: The Rise of Small & Medium Indian Companies as International Players

Type Book chapter (UNCTAD volume) Title “Outward Foreign Direct Investment by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises from India” Authors Jaya Prakash Pradhan & Manoj Kumar Sahoo In UNCTAD (ed.),…

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Export Dynamics at the Firm & Regional Levels

Growing Global: How Stronger Patent Laws Boosted India’s Pharmaceutical Exports

A surprising discovery about intellectual property rights challenges conventional wisdom about developing countries The Conventional Wisdom Was Wrong For years, experts assumed that stronger patent protection would hurt…

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Indian MNEs & Outward FDI

From Local Players to Global Hunters: Should Indian Pharma Companies Buy or Build?

Type Working paper Title “Overseas Acquisition versus Greenfield Foreign Investment: Which Internationalization Strategy Is Better for Indian Pharmaceutical Enterprises?” Authors Jaya Prakash Pradhan & A. Alakshendra Published 2006…

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Indian Pharmaceutical Industry

From Copycats to Global Champions: The Remarkable Journey of Indian Pharma

Type Working paper Title “Global Competitiveness of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: Trends and Strategies” Author Jaya Prakash Pradhan Published 2006 · ISID Working Paper No. WP2006/05 · Institute for…

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Inward FDI & Development

Not All Foreign Investment is Created Equal: Rethinking How We Measure FDI’s Impact on Host Countries

Type Working paper Title “Quality of Foreign Direct Investment, Knowledge Spillovers and Host Country Productivity: A Framework of Analysis” Author Jaya Prakash Pradhan Published 2006 · ISID Working…

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Indian MNEs & Outward FDI

From Local to Global: The Rise of Indian Service Companies Going International

A Hidden Success Story In the 1990s, something remarkable but largely unnoticed was happening in India’s business landscape. Indian service companies – from software firms to hotels –…

Indian Journal of Labour Economics 49 2 2006

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Labour & Employment

Who Gets Ahead? How Trade and Technology are Reshaping India’s Manufacturing Jobs

Type Journal article Title “How Does Trade, Foreign Investment, and Technology Affect Employment Patterns in Organized Indian Manufacturing?” Author Jaya Prakash Pradhan Published 2006 · Indian Journal of…

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