Why are Manufacturing Plants Smaller in Developing Countries? Theory and Evidence from India

Anil Jain & Sidhharth Kothari

Journal of Political Economy: Macroeconomics2026https://doi.org/10.1086/741533article
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@article{anil2026,
  title        = {{Why are Manufacturing Plants Smaller in Developing Countries? Theory and Evidence from India}},
  author       = {Anil Jain & Sidhharth Kothari},
  journal      = {Journal of Political Economy: Macroeconomics},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1086/741533},
}

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