Input tariffs, speed of contract enforcement, and the productivity of firms in India

► Examines whether judicial efficiency affects the productivity gains from lower input tariffs ► Uses firm-level panel data from India and a state-level objective measure of judicial efficiency ► Finds that higher judicial efficiency increases the productivity gains from lower input tariffs ► This effect is strongest for firms in contract intensive and imported-capital intensive industries. ► Results are robust to various robustness and sensitivity tests.