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Some Unsettled Questions about Indian Manufacturing GDP Estimation


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1 Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
2 National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, India
     

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We discuss some unsettled questions about the GDP estimation process in the manufacturing sector. We further the debate on the use of Paid-Up Capital based blow up method of GVA and highlight the problem of possible overestimation. Based on previous evidence, we also highlight problems with measures of output and cost and identification of manufacturing firms for purposes of GVA estimation. We argue that the recourse lies in finding an alternative to the Paid-Up Capital blow up factor and that identification of firms remains a crucial problem to solve.

Keywords

National Accounts, GDP, Manufacturing, Value Addition, India.
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Authors

Amey Sapre
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Pramod Sinha
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, India

Abstract


We discuss some unsettled questions about the GDP estimation process in the manufacturing sector. We further the debate on the use of Paid-Up Capital based blow up method of GVA and highlight the problem of possible overestimation. Based on previous evidence, we also highlight problems with measures of output and cost and identification of manufacturing firms for purposes of GVA estimation. We argue that the recourse lies in finding an alternative to the Paid-Up Capital blow up factor and that identification of firms remains a crucial problem to solve.

Keywords


National Accounts, GDP, Manufacturing, Value Addition, India.

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