30 May, 2018Financial inclusion of women: Myth or reality?
Research indicates that initiatives targeted at financial inclusion of women have had limited success. This column contends that limited formal ownership of material assets by women and a lack of und...
-
Deepti KC Mudita Tiwari 
04 July, 2014
- Articles
Does political reservation for women improve programme delivery?
This column outlines results of a study that assesses the impact of women leaders on corruption and other aspects of the quality of delivery of MNREGA. It argues that administrative experience, traini...
-
Farzana Afridi
- 17 January, 2013
- Articles
Explainer: India’s payments banks
In August 2015, the RBI issued in-principle licences to 11 entities to establish payments banks in India – a unique format of banking which has not been used anywhere else in the world. Fully based ...
-
Rahul Choudhury
- 30 May, 2018
- Explainers
Corporate debt market in India: Issues and challenges
While it is true that the Indian corporate debt market has transformed itself into a much more vibrant trading field for debt instruments from the elementary market that it was about a decade ago, th...
-
Vaibhav Anand Rajeswari Sengupta
- 19 May, 2014
- Articles
Estimating losses to consumers due to mis-sold life insurance policies
Mis-selling of financial products has prompted regulators in India to work on consumer protection in financial markets. However, evidence on actual mechanisms and extent of mis-selling is lacking. Th...
-
Monica Halan Renuka Sane Susan Thomas
- 19 February, 2014
- Articles
Changing dynamics of the Indian gold market
The demand for gold and its import have been on the rise in India, despite rising gold prices. The RBI has responded by introducing various measures to curb the demand for gold and gold loans. This co...
-
Misha Sharma
- 13 January, 2014
- Articles
What is mitigating a financial crisis in India?
The recent turmoil in the currency market and the general slowdown in growth in India are disturbing. However, India has by and large performed better in terms of macro-financial stability as compared...
-
Gurbachan Singh
- 08 November, 2013
- Articles
Foreign investors under stress: Evidence from India
Emerging market policymakers are concerned about the effects of foreign portfolio flows on financial stability. This column focuses on the behaviour of investors in extreme events, allowing for the po...
-
Ila Patnaik Ajay Shah Nirvikar Singh
- 19 July, 2013
- Articles
A right time for inflation-indexed bonds?
While the introduction of inflation-indexed bonds in India has been hailed by many as a step in the right direction, this column argues that their success will depend on how serious the government is ...
-
Viral Acharya Gangadhar Darbha
- 07 June, 2013
- Perspectives
The market for inflation-indexed bonds
On 15 May 2013, the Reserve Bank of India announced that it would begin monthly issues of inflation-indexed bonds starting June 2013. These bonds, wherein in the principal amount adjusts according to ...
-
Gurbachan Singh
- 31 May, 2013
- Articles
The Chit fund crisis: Should not put all financial intermediaries in the same bracket
The government has announced a bailout package for the participants of unregulated saving schemes that have been put at risk by the current Chit fund crisis in West Bengal. In this article, Banerjee ...
-
Abhijit Banerjee Maitreesh Ghatak
- 03 May, 2013
- Perspectives
Helping the poor to save
Do poor people save? This column portrays the saving and financial behaviours and preferences of the poor. It recommends designing and marketing savings products that address the constraints they curr...
-
Parul Agarwal Deepti KC Mudita Tiwari
- 23 January, 2013
- Articles
Does political reservation for women improve programme delivery?
This column outlines results of a study that assesses the impact of women leaders on corruption and other aspects of the quality of delivery of MNREGA. It argues that administrative experience, traini...
-
Farzana Afridi
- 17 January, 2013
- Articles
Helping India's informal manufacturing sector to grow
India’s informal manufacturing sector is dominated by small household enterprises that keep everything within the family – but these firms are often the least productive. Why aren’t these small ...
-
Kunal Sen
- 09 January, 2013
- Articles
How Important are credit constraints for small firm growth?
This project focusses on the role of financial constraints in determining the lack of transition of firms from the very small family firms (OAMEs) which are the predominant type of firms in the inform...
-
Kunal Sen
- 01 December, 2012
- IGC Research on India
Twitter feed
Tweets by Ideas4IndiaMost Popular Money & Finance Posts
Corporate debt market in India: Issues and challenges
While it is true that the Indian corporate debt market has transformed itself into a much more vibrant trading field for debt instruments from the elementary market that it was about a decade ago, th...
- Vaibhav Anand Rajeswari Sengupta
- 19 May, 2014
- Articles
Financial inclusion in India: Progress and prospects
Financial inclusion is globally considered as a critical indicator of development and well-being of society. In this post, Srinivasa Rao traces the financial inclusion journey in India so far, and dis...
- K. Srinivasa Rao
- 11 July, 2018
- Perspectives
Explainer: India’s payments banks
In August 2015, the RBI issued in-principle licences to 11 entities to establish payments banks in India – a unique format of banking which has not been used anywhere else in the world. Fully based ...
- Rahul Choudhury
- 30 May, 2018
- Explainers