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Labour institutions in India and China: A tale of two nations. (2006)
Journal Article
Saha, B. (2006). Labour institutions in India and China: A tale of two nations. Journal of South Asian Development, 1(2), 179-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/097317410600100202

This essay makes a comparative assessment of labour institutions of China and India. China's drastic labour reforms were to some extent necessary for the creation of a free labour market, which then allowed unfettered industrial growth and rapid empl... Read More about Labour institutions in India and China: A tale of two nations..

Extractive bribe and default in subsidized credit programs. (2006)
Journal Article
Saha, B., & Thampy, T. (2006). Extractive bribe and default in subsidized credit programs. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 60(2), 182-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2004.05.004

We present a dynamic model of subsidized credit provision to examine how asymmetric information exacerbates inefficiency caused by corruption. If a borrower and a corrupt official interact with symmetric information, credit terms can be so designed t... Read More about Extractive bribe and default in subsidized credit programs..