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Impact of labour regulations on Indian manufacturing sector
In this article, Devashish Mitra discusses structural bottlenecks in the Indian manufacturing sector such as labour market regulations and recent policy changes that incentivise capital-intensive prod...
- Devashish Mitra
- 13 March, 2018
- Perspectives
Introduction to e-Symposium: Firms and labour productivity
Eighty per cent of India’s labour force works ‘informally’. Providing employment with decent wages and benefits to this segment requires structural transformation of the economy to more high-producti...
- Farzana Afridi
- 12 March, 2018
- Symposium
Industrial Policy in India
In this article, Ritam Chaurey provides an overview of India’s industrial and labour policy to put in perspective the issues facing firm growth.
- Ritam Chaurey
- 12 March, 2018
- Perspectives
Huge bank losses, frauds, and economic risks
Banks have incurred humongous losses in India. The public authorities have taken corrective measures primarily in the form of strengthening laws, audits, and the enforcement processes. In this articl...
- Gurbachan Singh
- 09 March, 2018
- Perspectives
Empowering India's daughters
This article explores how women’s economic empowerment can be a crucial step in addressing India’s long-standing son preference, as highlighted by the latest Economic Survey. It discusses key trends ...
- Nalini Gulati
- 08 March, 2018
- Perspectives
Understanding cultural persistence and change
When does culture persist and when does it change? This column examines a determinant that has been put forth in the anthropology literature: the variability of the environment from one generation to...
- Paola Giuliano Nathan Nunn
- 07 March, 2018
- Articles
Modicare: Getting universal health coverage in India right
The recently announced National Health Protection Scheme succeeds Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), which provided health insurance for short-term hospital visits to the poorest 300 million Indi...
- Cynthia Kinnan Anup Malani
- 05 March, 2018
- Perspectives
The resurgence of chikungunya in India: How should we tackle it?
The number of reported cases of chikungunya – a mosquito-borne viral disease – has been increasing in India in recent years, especially during 2016-2017. In this article, Kaushik Bharati discusses wh...
- Kaushik Bharati
- 01 March, 2018
- Perspectives
Have policy initiatives in emerging Asian economies improved firms' access to external finance?
Since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, policymakers in Asia have initiated a series of reforms aimed at developing and strengthening the regional financial markets. This column provides new evidenc...
- Udichibarna Bose Ronald MacDonald Serafeim Tsoukas
- 28 February, 2018
- Articles
Contract farming and the role of government
To integrate farmers with agro-industries, the Ministry of Agriculture has released a draft Model Contract Farming Act, which seeks to create a regulatory and policy framework for contract farming. I...
- Smriti Mudgal Sharma
- 26 February, 2018
- Perspectives
Catching up: India’s transition from a colonial economy
The decline and stagnation of the Indian economy was reversed after independence. This column suggests although productivity in agriculture and industry rose after 1947, it was the service sector that...
- Bishnupriya Gupta
- 22 February, 2018
- Articles
Falling behind: India under colonial rule
At the time of independence, India was among the poorest countries in the world. This column argues that the main reason for India falling behind during the colonial rule was inadequate investment in ...
- Bishnupriya Gupta
- 21 February, 2018
- Articles