R-Software for the Assessment of Structural Changes in Fisheries Production of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu for Indian GDP

Abstract

A Chow test was applied to analyze the structural changes in GDP of India with respect to Fisheries GDP obtained from the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu using Unrestricted and Restricted Linear Regression models in matrix notation for the period of 2000–01 to 2013–14. The GDP and Fisheries GDP data pertaining to the state of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu for the periods 2000–01 to 2006–07 and 2007–08 to 2013–14 were also collected for analyzing the structural changes between earmarked two periods as well as states from 2000–01 to 2013–14. In this study, the Chow test revealed that there was no structural change between the total GDP of India and Fisheries GDP with respect to the states Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu during the periods 2001–2007 and 2008 –2014. However, significant structural changes could be observed between the GDP of India and Fisheries GDP obtained from the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu during the period 2000–2001 to 2013–14.However, there was a positive trend of structural change observed in the states Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with respect to the GDP of India and Fisheries GDP during the period 2000–2001 to 2012–14. Owing to theses, it is concluded that the contribution of fisheries with respect to the country’s GDP between the periods made a significant structural change however no many structural changes were observed in two time periods within the states.