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The new globalisation and income inequality

Trade in intermediates (or ‘unbundling of production') and trade in capital have become increasingly important in last 25 years. This article shows that trade in intermediates generates a reallocation...

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The great disinflation in emerging and developing economies

Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) have achieved a remarkable decline in inflation since the early 1970s. Whether EMDEs can continue enjoying the benefits of low inflation will depend on...

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Four lessons for developing countries from advanced economies’ past

In this post, Izvorski and Karakülah contend that comparisons between today’s developing countries and today’s advanced economies can provide aspiration but less so in terms of recommendations about p...

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Firm survival in India: Status of firms formed over the last 30 years

The dynamic process of new firm formation and exit of weaker firms contributes to the evolution of industries and expansion of the economy. This article analyses the status of all new firms formed in ...

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जनभाषा? मातृभाषा में पढ़ाई शिक्षा को कैसे प्रभावित करती है

2016 में जारी किए किए गए राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति के प्रारूप में मातृभाषा में शिक्षा, खास कर स्कूल के रचनात्मक वर्षों के दौरान मातृभाषा में शिक्षा के महत्व पर जोर दिया गया था। इस कॉलम में दक्षिणी भारत की...

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How operational efficiency of India's ports impacts its manufacturing exports

The average turnaround time of Indian ports has come down significantly since 2010, indicating improvement in their operational efficiency. However, it still is more than two times the level in some o...

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What do poor people think about direct cash transfers?

Based on a survey conducted over November-December 2018 with 3,800 respondents in rural Bihar, Khemani, Habyarimana, and Nooruddin present descriptive evidence on what the poor citizens of India think...

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दस प्रतिशत कोटा: क्या जाति अब पिछड़ेपन की सूचक नहीं रही है?

संविधान (124वां संशोधन) विधेयक 2019 सरकारी नौकरियों और उच्च शिक्षा संस्थानों में 10 प्रतिशत आरक्षण देकर ‘‘आर्थिक रूप से पिछड़े तबकों’’ को आगे बढ़ाने के प्रावधान का प्रयास करता है। इसका मतलब कोटा के आध...

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Has China really outperformed India?

It is widely agreed that China has grown much faster than India, and that India has finally taken over in recent years. In this piece, Martin Rama benchmarks the growth performances of the two countri...

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Women’s work and fertility: Evidence from 200 years, 103 countries

The declining rates of female labour force participation in developing countries in the last two decades have led researchers to focus on the role of fertility in women’s labour supply decisions. Usin...

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A quiet revolution: The case of primary education in Uttar Pradesh

The challenge in India’s school education system today is how to translate years of schooling into learning. While there is reason to lament the learning crisis, a quiet movement is taking place in Ut...

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India’s emerging crisis of representation

Article 81 of the Indian Constitution requires that each state receive Lok Sabha seats in proportion to its population and allocate those seats to constituencies of roughly equal size. However, the ch...

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