Ritika Mankar

Ritika Mankar has worked as the lead economist for Ambit Capital’s Institutional Equities business since 2010. She started out as one of the youngest lead economists in the Indian sell-side and according to the Asiamoney Brokers Poll 2016; Ambit’s macroeconomics franchise was ranked #2 in India. In terms of her past work experience, she has worked with First Global Securities, Espirito Santo Securities, and has also undertaken a short stint at the Ministry of Finance. Ritika Mankar possesses an Indian bachelors and masters in economics besides being a CFA charterholder.

New ideas for fighting corruption in India
Even as technological innovations have reduced petty bribery, it is clear that bigger forms of corruption are flourishing in India. In this post, Avinash Dixit and Ritika Mankar propose the formation of a ‘business community institution’ to address the issue. They highlight some cross-country evidence on fighting corruption, to derive the critical features of the institution, which should make it more successful than efforts made so far.
