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May 30, 2014
The Indian Economy at a CrossroadsModerator:
Robert Atkinson, President, ITIF
Presenters/Respondents:
Representative Ami Bera, (CA-7)
Stephen Ezell, Senior Analyst, ITIF
Rick Rossow, Wadhwani Chair in U.S. India Policy Studies,
Center for Strategic and International StudiesMark Elliot, Executive VP Global Intellectual Property
Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
#Indianeconomy @ITIFdc
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Evolution of India’s Post-Independence Economy
State control of “commanding heights” of the economy.
Import substitution industrialization approach.
“Small is beautiful” & “lump of labor” mentality.
1950s-1980s
1990s-2000s
Greater embrace of economic and trade liberalization.
Economy grew 40% faster per year next two decades.
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But India Has Taken a Turn toward “Innovation
Mercantilism”
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1. Slowing economic growth.
Turn toward Innovation Mercantilism a Result of:
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India GDP Growth, 2004-2014
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1. Slowing economic growth.
2. Policies enacted by competitior nations (i.e. China).
3. Desire to bolster manufacturing sectors as primaryresponse to persistent trade deficit and looming
“demographic dividend.”
Turn to Innovation Mercantilism a Result of:
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But IM Policies are Unsustainable and Non-Optimal
1. Raise the cost of key inputs and GPTs, including ICTs,while contributing to broad economic inefficiencies.
2. Damage countries participation in global value chains.
3. Cause reputational harm.
4. Perpetuate a contagion effect.
5. Usually fail to achieve their intended objectives.
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Reformulating India’s Economic Strategy
1. Recognize centrality of across-the-board productivitygrowth to both economic and employment growth.
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Indian Labor Productivity Growth Languishing
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Average Annual Indian Labor Productivity Growth, 2005-2014
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Labor Productivity as Percent U.S. Level, 2012
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As Well as Relative Labor Productivity Levels
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Reformulating India’s Economic Strategy
1. Recognize centrality of productivity growth to botheconomic and employment growth.
2. Embrace Say’s Law: If stable macroeconomicconditions exist, supply will create demand.
3. Acknowledge manufacturing won’t be an employmentpanacea; need strong contributions from services.
(Don’t favor ICT mfg. to detriment of ICT services)
4. Play an attraction, not a compulsion, strategy.(Offer a superior environment for FDI)
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Bolster Foreign Direct Investment
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OECD Regulatory Restrictiveness Index Score
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Reformulating India’s Economic Strategy
1. Recognize centrality of productivity growth to botheconomic and employment growth.
2. Embrace Say’s Law: If stable macroeconomicconditions exist, supply will create demand.
3. Manufacturing won’t be an employment panacea; needstrong contributions from services.
(Don’t favor ICT mfg. to detriment of ICT services)
4. Play an attraction, not a compulsion game.
5. Embrace the “Modern Economy Path.”
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Modern Economy Path — Economic Growth Pyramid
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Feature Policy Recommendations
1. Appoint a National Productivity Commission.
2. Improve process of interagency communication andcoordination in administrative and agency rulemaking.
3. Repeal the PMA and join ITA expansion negotiations.
4. Increase ease of business registration and operation.
5. Reform labor market regulations (e.g. Industrial Disputes Act).
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Aspirational Vision for India’s Economy
1. Increase average annual labor productivity growth rateto 6 percent.
2. Grow real Indian per-capita GDP by 300% over comingdecade, pushing per-capita income to @$5,000.
3. Become first-ranked developing country in World Bank’sEase of Doing Business Index.
4. Run a balanced current account.
5. Successfully leverage the demographic dividend.
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