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Manisha Chakrabarty
Manisha Chakrabarty is Professor of Economics at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. She holds a Ph.D. from Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Calcutta, India; a Master of Science from University of Calcutta with specialisation in statistics and econometrics; and a Bachelor of Science from University of Calcutta. Her broad areas of interest include applied econometrics, development economics, and applied finance. For more information, please see: https://www.iimcal.ac.in/users/mchakrabarty
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How to ease Covid-19 lockdown? Forward guidance using a multi-dimensional vulnerability index
While extending the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown for two more weeks starting 17 May 2020, the government has given major relaxations for public movement and economic activity in non-containment zones in India. Essentially the current method for classifying all the districts into zones is unidimensional in nature, relying primarily on the existing penetration of the infection as a predictor of future spread. Chakrabarty, Mandi, and Mukherjee construct a multi-dimensional Vulnerability Index for Indian districts that can provide guidance for lifting the lockdown sequentially.
