Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/271938 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 10294
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
We study the impact of the Indian trade liberalization of 1991 on development at the district level using satellite nighttime lights per capita as a proxy for development. We find that on average trade liberalization increased nighttime lights per capita but there was considerable heterogeneity in the effect. In particular, districts in states with flexible labor laws, districts with better road networks, proximity to the coast, or higher female labor force participation rate seem to have benefited more than other districts.
Subjects: 
trade liberalization
nighttime lights
per capita income
tariffs
labor laws
JEL: 
F13
F14
O11
O24
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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