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Sacrificing consumption to mitigate catastrophic risks
Many scientists agree that the probability of a rare environmental disaster increases as the stock of greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere. This column asks how much consumption current gene...
- Timothy Besley Avinash Dixit
- 26 May, 2017
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Hazards of farm loan waivers
In theory, debt waivers are expected to induce the optimal level of effort from the debtor for loan repayment. However, repeated waivers may distort household expectations about credit contract enfor...
- Tanika Chakraborty Aarti Gupta
- 23 May, 2017
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A proposal for universal basic services
In the context of the ongoing debate on the idea of a universal basic income for India, Prof. Himanshu of Jawaharlal Nehru University argues that we first need to ensure that all citizens have access...
- Himanshu .
- 21 May, 2017
- Perspectives
The state of the economy and mass perception
In this article, Ashwini Kulkarni of NGO Pragati Abhiyan contends that the media should tap into the knowledge of practitioners that are familiar with the ground realities of social sector schemes – r...
- Ashwini Kulkarni
- 19 May, 2017
- Perspectives
Strategy for dealing with the banking crisis
To deal with India’s banking crisis, Prof. Ajay Shah of NIPFP recommends a two-pronged strategy – more financing for firms, and RBI reforms.
- Ajay Shah
- 17 May, 2017
- Perspectives
Price risk and poverty
There is an ongoing policy debate in India on whether grain entitlements under PDS should be converted into cash transfers. This column shows that in the face of high price variability, in-kind trans...
- Lucie Gadenne Sam Norris Monica Singhal Sandip Sukhtankar
- 15 May, 2017
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Assam's Brahmaputra Community Radio Station: Innovation in health communication
River Brahmaputra which flows across the Northeast Indian state of Assam, carves out a network of nearly 2,300 islands, isolating them from the mainland and excluding their inhabitants from access to ...
- Anjali Mariam Paul
- 12 May, 2017
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The size of personal bank credit in India
In May 2016, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code law was passed by Indian Parliament and received presidential assent. The law consists of provisions for both corporate and personal insolvency. However...
- Renuka Sane Anjali Sharma
- 10 May, 2017
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When windmills tilt: The FRBM debate
In this article, Dr Pronab Sen presents his views on the ongoing debate on the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act.
- Pronab Sen
- 08 May, 2017
- Perspectives
Two views on fighting world poverty
In the previous article, Lant Pritchett critiqued Chris Blattman’s proposal to compare interventions that provide chickens rather than cash, and the view that the answer is the best investment we cou...
- Chris Blattman
- 05 May, 2017
- Perspectives
Moving towards a principles-based drug retail policy in India?
The health ministry has proposed a new e-platform for tracking the country’s entire drug supply chain, including online sales. In this article, Smriti Sharma and Amey Sapre contend that the e-platform...
- Amey Sapre Smriti Mudgal Sharma
- 02 May, 2017
- Perspectives
Leaving stunting behind: Evidence from ethnic Indians in England
Despite impressive rates of economic growth in recent decades, India remains one of the worst-performing countries worldwide in terms of height, among children and adults. This column shows that heigh...
- Caterina Alacevich Alessandro Tarozzi
- 27 April, 2017
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