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5. Evaluating the Kisan Credit Card Scheme: Some Results for Bihar and India

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Chanda, Areendam

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The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in India in 1998–1999 and has since become a flagship programme providing access to short-term credit in the agricultural sector. According to the Government of India, over a 100 million cards had been issued cumulatively by March 2011. Using data from 2005–2006 to 2009–2010, the article critically examines the determinants of KCC lending across states in India and districts in Bihar. We also examine the effects of the scheme on agricultural growth and yields. Our results suggest that states with initially better access to agricultural credit show subsequently greater amounts of KCC lending. However, Bihar and other BIMARU states also show faster adoption rates that cannot be explained by their recent growth accelerations. Within Bihar, we see that districts with initially greater lending in KCC continue to pull further away from other districts, while in terms of account holders there is evidence of convergence. Finally, we do not see any evidence of KCC lending on state- or district-level agricultural productivity.JEL:Q14, Q0, O41, O47

Published
2024
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6. Productivity growth in goods and services across the heterogeneous states of America

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Chanda, Areendam and Panda, Bibhudutta

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Convergence (Social sciences) -- Analysis, Economic growth -- Analysis, Industrial productivity -- Analysis, Productivity, Business, general, Economics
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In this study, we examine the importance of multifactor productivity (MFP) growth in goods and services for U.S. States during 1980-2007 by applying the dual growth accounting framework. We find that MFP growth was relatively high and converged in the goods sector, but was low and did not converge in services. Although low growth in MFP in services was due to declining real user cost, particularly in real estate services, the lack of convergence itself was due to variation in wage growth. We also document that while the gap between productivity and wage growth was higher in goods, the two series were more strongly correlated in services. Finally, states with higher initial human capital experienced higher growth in both sectors. (JEL O47, R11), I. INTRODUCTION The study of income and productivity convergence, and structural transformation are central and recurring themes in economic growth research. The U.S. states have been a fertile testing ground [...]

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2016
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