Comment on Channabasavaiah’s Economic Statistics for Mining in India

Bell, Peter (2025): Comment on Channabasavaiah’s Economic Statistics for Mining in India.

Abstract

Channabasavaiah and Naidu (2021) provide a useful summary of economic statistics on mining in India, based on several public sources at the national and state levels. They show how to aggregate information across sources to give a more accurate picture. This article presents additional calculations using their survey data in new ways. I present methods to estimate the labour share of income associated with mining and further discuss multiplier effects on GDP from mine workers' labour income. It is essential to coordinate data collection and disclosure across different levels of government to improve financial statistics and provide the best possible information to global audiences, especially as new funding models for infrastructure and mining projects emerge.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Commentary on: H M, CHANNABASAVAIAH and G, PROF VENKATA NAIDU (2021): Income and Employment Generation by Mining Industries in the state of Karnataka and Ballari district. Published in: Mukt Shabd Journal , Vol. X, No. XI (January 2025): pp. 123-132.
• Language: English
• Keywords: Manganese and Iron ore production, Employment, and revenue generated by the mining sector, India, GDP Methodology, Labour Share, Labour Productivity, Resource Booms, Economic Development
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D19 - Other; D - Microeconomics > D3 - Distribution; D - Microeconomics > D3 - Distribution > D33 - Factor Income Distribution; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J4 - Particular Labor Markets; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J8 - Labor Standards: National and International; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J8 - Labor Standards: National and International > J81 - Working Conditions; L - Industrial Organization > L7 - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction; L - Industrial Organization > L7 - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction > L72 - Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Other Nonrenewable Resources; N - Economic History > N5 - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries; N - Economic History > N5 - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries > N50 - General, International, or Comparative; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q3 - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation > Q32 - Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q3 - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation > Q33 - Resource Booms; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q59 - Other; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R52 - Land Use and Other Regulations; Y - Miscellaneous Categories > Y1 - Data: Tables and Charts; Y - Miscellaneous Categories > Y3 - Book Reviews (unclassified)

References

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