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Post-Covid informal manufacturing growth: How states fared

Recently released official data show an expansion in informal manufacturing in India in the post-pandemic period. In this post, Goldar and Aggarwal conduct a cross-state analysis and highlight that Bi...

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Policy Roundup: Fed rate cut, ageing South India, Cyclone Dana, crypto regulation

This post presents our monthly curation of developments in the Indian policy landscape – highlighting I4I content pertaining to the impact of US monetary policy announcements on emerging economies, fe...

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Street vending: Understanding emotional markups and market interactions

Despite the ubiquity of street vending in urban landscapes and its significance as a livelihood choice among the poor, it is challenging to collect comprehensive data on vendors – especially children....

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कैसे लड़कियों की शिक्षा में निवेश से भारत में घरेलू हिंसा कम हो सकती है

भारत में 15 से 49 वर्ष की आयु की लगभग एक तिहाई महिलाएँ घरेलू हिंसा का सामना करती हैं। यह लेख जिला प्राथमिक शिक्षा कार्यक्रम, बड़े पैमाने के एक स्कूल विस्तार कार्यक्रम, के कारण लड़कियों की शिक्षा में व...

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Poverty is bad – but is vulnerability worse?

Official data reveal that poverty in India has declined significantly over time. In this post, Kamila and Wadhwa make the case for policy discourse to shift towards the phenomenon of ‘vulnerability’. ...

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Moratorium on new subsidies to garner resources for public spending on health

Employability is fundamentally driven by human capital development, encompassing health and education. Based on analysis of data from about 100 economies, Shishir Gupta argues that in India, the lack ...

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भारत में पेटेंट का संरक्षण : नवाचार, मूल्य निर्धारण और प्रतिस्पर्धा पर प्रभाव

भारत में जब पेटेंट सम्बन्धी मज़बूत कानून पेश किए गए, तब यह आशंका जताई गई थी कि इससे नवाचार में पर्याप्त लाभ के बगैर कीमतें बढ़ जाएंगी। यह लेख इस बात का सबूत देता है कि पेटेंट संरक्षण सम्बन्धी मज़बूत कान...

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Can education propel climate action?

While youth in the developing world are anxious about climate change and ready for action, they are constrained by a lack of information and knowledge. In this post, Masood and Sabarwal discuss insigh...

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When is corporate debt a threat to macroeconomic stability?

Since the 2007-08 Global Financial Crisis, policymakers have focused on household debt as the primary risk factor for macroeconomic stability. Should they be similarly worried about corporate debt? Ba...

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भारत में स्थिर वास्तविक मज़दूरी की समस्या

श्रम ब्यूरो और राष्ट्रीय नमूना सर्वेक्षण कार्यालय के नए नए आँकड़े पिछले एक दशक में भारत में वास्तविक मज़दूरी के वास्तविक ठहराव की ओर इशारा करते हैं। इस शोध आलेख में दास और ड्रेज़ तर्क देते हैं कि यह प्र...

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In-kind transfers: Deadweight losses or gains?

Do in-kind transfers for social assistance lead to ‘deadweight losses’ by restricting consumer choice? This article presents findings from an experiment in Maharashtra, which involved offering low-inc...

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Defensive cooperation: Understanding pro-social attitudes in Indian Muslims

Mainstream theories of development predict greater willingness to contribute to public goods in more homogeneous settings. This article reports findings from a study in Delhi slums to assess how Hindu...

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