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Parikshit Ghosh is Associate Professor at the Delhi School of Economics. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Boston University, and has taught at Texas A&M University, University of British Columbia and the Indian Statistical Institute. Ghosh’s research focuses on game theory and information economics. He has written about contemporary policy issues in various Indian newspapers, including Hindustan Times, Economic Times and Anandabazar Patrika.
Posts by Parikshit Ghosh
Doing our bidding: Auctions and the greater common good
This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats. In this post, Parikshit Ghosh discus...
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Parikshit Ghosh
27 October, 2020
- Perspectives
Webinar video: The Covid-19 shock
The Covid-19 pandemic and the containment measures adopted to check the spread of the disease, have caused an unprecedented economic crisis in India as well as the rest of the world. Further, India is...
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Parikshit Ghosh
Pronab Sen
29 June, 2020
- Videos
हमें कोविड-19 से लड़ने के लिए एक मार्शल प्लान की आवश्यकता है
कोविड -19 महामारी के खिलाफ लड़ाई में अभी भी बहुत कुछ अज्ञात है, लेकिन दो कड़े सबक स्पष्ट रूप से दिखाई देते हैं: हमें अपनी स्वास्थ्य देखभाल क्षमता को सुदृढ़ करने तथा सामाजिक-सुरक्षा जाल को मजबूत बनाने...
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Parikshit Ghosh
14 अप्रैल, 2020
- दृष्टिकोण
We need a Marshall Plan to fight Covid-19
There are still a lot of unknowns in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, but two robust lessons are clear: we need to pull out all stops to strengthen our healthcare capacity and reinforce social...
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Parikshit Ghosh
08 April, 2020
- Perspectives
Delhi’s air: Parikshit Ghosh speaks with Mohan P George
Edited excerpts from an in-depth interview with Dr. Mohan P George (Senior Scientist, Delhi Pollution Control Committee), conducted by Parikshit Ghosh (Member of the I4I Editorial Board; Associate Pro...
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Parikshit Ghosh
Mohan P. George
11 March, 2020
- Perspectives
Parikshit Ghosh speaks with Karl Ove Moene
There is a view that upsurge in inequality due to globalisation is leading to rising appeal of political platforms that promote inward-looking policies. In this podcast, Parikshit Ghosh (Member of the...
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Parikshit Ghosh
Karl Ove Moene
23 April, 2018
- Podcasts
Parikshit Ghosh speaks with Debraj Ray
In this podcast, Parikshit Ghosh (Member of the I4I Editorial Board & Associate Professor, Delhi School of Economics) speaks with Debraj Ray (Julius Silver Professor, Faculty of Arts and Science, and ...
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Parikshit Ghosh
Debraj Ray
13 February, 2018
- Podcasts
Parikshit Ghosh speaks with Avinash Dixit
In this podcast, Parikshit Ghosh (Member of the I4I Editorial Board & Associate Professor, Delhi School of Economics) speaks with Avinash Dixit (John J. F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economi...
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Avinash Dixit
Parikshit Ghosh
15 January, 2018
- Podcasts
On demonetisation
On the evening of 8 November, the Prime Minister announced on national television that Rs. 1,000 and 500 notes are no longer legal tender, and must be exchanged at the banks for newly issued currency....
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Parikshit Ghosh
23 December, 2016
- Symposium
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 b...
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Parikshit Ghosh
16 November, 2016
- Symposium
Currency shock: Does the gain justify the strain?
On the evening of 8 November, PM Modi announced that 1,000 and 500 rupee notes will cease to be legal tender post-midnight. In this article, Parikshit Ghosh, Associate Professor of Economics at the D...
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Parikshit Ghosh
11 November, 2016
- Perspectives
Introduction to e-Symposium: The idea of a universal basic income in the Indian context
The idea of an unconditional basic income given to all citizens by the State, has caught on in the developed world. Does it make sense for India? To examine the issue, Parikshit Ghosh (Member of the ...
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Parikshit Ghosh
26 September, 2016
- Symposium