ICRIER Working Papers

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  Trade, Trade Agreements and Subsidies: The Case of the Indian Apparel Industry 

  Mukherjee, Arpita; Paul, Anusree; Sarma, Angana Parashar; Sinha, Soham (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2018-10-15)

  India has a large positive trade balance in the apparel sector and is ranked among the top 10 apparel exporting countries. However, of late, its export growth has stagnated and the country is facing competition in key export markets such as the United States and the European Union from other developing countries such as China, Vietnam and Bangladesh. Apparel manufacturers and exporters face two major ...

  India has a large positive trade balance in the apparel sector and is ranked among the top 10 apparel exporting countries. However, of late, its export growth has stagnated and the country is facing competition in key export markets such as the United ...
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  Skill Mismatch and Returns to Education in Manufacturing: A Case of India’s Textile and Clothing Industry 

  Kukreja, Prateek (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2018-09-30)

  Today, as India treads the path of becoming a knowledge economy, we face a paradox of intensifying skill shortages coupled with unemployment or underemployment among highly educated workers. While a shortage of skills (or under-education) is definitely a cause of concern, surplus education (or over-education) can also lead to underutilization of skills and further lower demand for low skill workers. ...

  Today, as India treads the path of becoming a knowledge economy, we face a paradox of intensifying skill shortages coupled with unemployment or underemployment among highly educated workers. While a shortage of skills (or under-education) is definitely ...
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  Emerging Trends in India-Pakistan Trade 

  Taneja, Nisha; Bimal, Samridhi; Sivaram, Varsha (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2018-08-15)

  Significant measures were undertaken by India and Pakistan to liberalize trade in 2012. In particular, Pakistan’s policy to permit all items to be imported from India except for a few items was expected to bring about a quantum increase in India’s exports. Similarly, India’s efforts to address Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) were expected to lead to an increase in Pakistan’s exports to India. This study ...

  Significant measures were undertaken by India and Pakistan to liberalize trade in 2012. In particular, Pakistan’s policy to permit all items to be imported from India except for a few items was expected to bring about a quantum increase in India’s ...
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  Land use and Land Acquisition laws in India 

  Hoda, Anwarul (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2018-07-30)

  The enactment of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Act, 2013, has made sweeping changes in the land acquisition laws of India (LARR Act, 2013). By increasing the compensation for acquired land, mandating a social impact assessment to be undertaken and requiring the prior consent of land holders in particular cases, the Act has no ...

  The enactment of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Act, 2013, has made sweeping changes in the land acquisition laws of India (LARR Act, 2013). By increasing the compensation for ...

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