Current account fallout of FDI in post-reform India evidence from manufacturing sector / Verma, Swati.

By: Verma, Swati
Material type: ArticleArticlePublisher: 2015Description: 45 - 53 In: Economic and Political WeeklySummary: Examining trends of foreign exchange use of a consistent sample of foreign affiliated manufacturing firms over the post-reform years, it is found that these firms have a tendency to cause net foreign currency losses at the aggregate level, as well as at the firm level. A shift in preference for outflows through finished goods imports and intangible transaction payments is noted. The firm-level expense intensity has risen for different routes as well, while the export intensity did not vary significantly over the period. The propensity towards foreign exchange use was dissimilar in various ways for comparable local firms. Such patterns raise serious concerns regarding the impact of foreign direct investment on current account of India's balance of payment in direct and possibly shielded ways.
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Examining trends of foreign exchange use of a consistent sample of foreign affiliated manufacturing firms over the post-reform years, it is found that these firms have a tendency to cause net foreign currency losses at the aggregate level, as well as at the firm level. A shift in preference for outflows through finished goods imports and intangible transaction payments is noted. The firm-level expense intensity has risen for different routes as well, while the export intensity did not vary significantly over the period. The propensity towards foreign exchange use was dissimilar in various ways for comparable local firms. Such patterns raise serious concerns regarding the impact of foreign direct investment on current account of India's balance of payment in direct and possibly shielded ways.

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