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Policy Article

Special Economic Zones in India: Engines of economic growth or inefficiency?

VoxDev, 22.07.2025

Authors

  • Görg
  • H.
  • Mulyukova
  • A.

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O18 O25 P25 R10 F21 F60

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Special Economic Zones

Firm performance

India

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Firm productivity rises in privately run Indian SEZs but stagnates in public ones, suggesting that political interference fuels rent-seeking behaviour.

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  • Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D.
    Research Director
  • Dr. Alina Mulyukova
    Kiel Institute Fellow

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