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GDP conundrum: A synoptic view
R Nagaraj, Professor of Economics at IGIDR, summarises the key points of controversy around the methodology and implications of the new GDP series.
- R. Nagaraj
- 20 November, 2016
- Perspectives
GDP conundrum: Some areas of concern around growth overestimation in Indian manufacturing
Based on the new GDP series, large upward revisions in manufacturing growth rates were made – from 1.1% to 6.2% in 2012-13, and from -0.7% to 5.29% in 2013 – 14 that were not reflective of the actual ...
- Amey Sapre
- 18 November, 2016
- Perspectives
GDP conundrum: What makes the changes in the new series so radical?
Dennis Rajakumar and S.L. Shetty of the EPW Research Foundation, present a detailed explanation of the wide-ranging changes in the new 2011-12 National Accounts Statistics series.
- J. Dennis Rajakumar S.L. Shetty
- 16 November, 2016
- Perspectives
Introduction to e-Symposium: The GDP conundrum
Ever since India’s Central Statistical Organisation came out with the new GDP series with 2011-12 as the base year, controversy has surrounded it. The CSO claims that the new series is calculated bas...
- Parikshit Ghosh
- 16 November, 2016
- Symposium
GDP conundrum: Is India booming?
Rajeswari Sengupta, Assistant Professor at IGIDR, points out that the methodology used for the new GDP series seems to be underestimating the GDP deflator, which in turn is causing real growth to be o...
- Rajeswari Sengupta
- 16 November, 2016
- Perspectives
Data openness and the Geospatial Information Regulation Bill
According to the Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, the acquisition or use of any geospatial information will require permission from a government authority. In this note, Ghosh and Malhotr...
- Samayita Ghosh Khusdeep Malhotra
- 05 September, 2016
- Notes from the Field
How serious is the neglect of intra-household inequality in poverty measures in India?
Poverty measurement at the household level assumes that the poverty status of all household members, irrespective of age and gender, is the same as that of the household. This column presents a frame...
- Stephan Klasen Rahul Lahoti
- 01 August, 2016
- Articles
The 'poverty line' - III
In the last of a three-part series on the poverty line, Prof. S. Subramanian, former National Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research, discusses how the official methodology of poverty meas...
- S. Subramanian
- 27 May, 2016
- Perspectives
The 'poverty line' - II
In the second of a three-part series on the poverty line, Prof. S. Subramanian, former National Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research, argues that there is a built-in incentive for officia...
- S. Subramanian
- 26 May, 2016
- Perspectives
The 'poverty line' - I
In the first of a three-part series on the poverty line, Prof. S. Subramanian, former National Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research, contends that the term should not be bandied about fr...
- S. Subramanian
- 25 May, 2016
- Perspectives
Asking the right question to get the right policy
There is consensus in the development community on the importance of bridging the gap between researchers and practitioners; however, misaligned incentives underlie this gap. In this article, Pande, M...
- Eric Dodge Charity Troyer Moore Rohini Pande
- 04 April, 2016
- Perspectives
Self-reported health data: Issues and solutions
Health data from the National Sample Survey shows an increase in morbidity in India over the years. However, given that the data is self-reported, it is difficult to ascertain whether this indeed refl...
- Aparajita Dasgupta
- 23 March, 2016
- Articles