Tag Search: “skills”
The digital dream: Upskilling India for the future
While the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the pace at which technology is becoming commonplace in our lives, it has also exposed a stark digital divide, leaving a large proportion of India’s populat...
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Venugopal Mothkoor
Fatima Mumtaz
23 March, 2021
- Perspectives
Budget 2021-22: A gender lens
Examining the 2021-22 union budget through a gender lens, Nalini Gulati discusses what the budget does – and does not do – for women in the Indian economy, particularly with respect to the digital pus...
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Nalini Gulati
02 February, 2021
- Perspectives
Leveraging behavioural insights for informed policymaking
Application of behavioural insights – backed by decades of research in behavioural economics and social psychology – to the design and implementation of social programmes is gaining traction in India...
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Steven Walker
03 December, 2020
- Perspectives
Improving farmers’ income: Learnings from a survey in Jharkhand
To work towards the central government’s goal of doubling farmers’ incomes by 2022, the state government of Jharkhand initiated the ‘Jharkhand Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Growth’ project in 201...
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Vinod Hariharan
Jasmeet Khanuja
Gurpreet Singh
30 November, 2020
- Notes from the Field
Covid-19 lockdown and migrant workers: Survey of vocational trainees from Bihar and Jharkhand
The nationwide lockdown in India hit migrant workers particularly hard and once travel restrictions were lifted, 11 million interstate migrants returned home. In this note, the authors present key fin...
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Bhaskar Chakravorty
Clément Imbert
Maximilian Lohnert
Poonam Panda
05 November, 2020
- Notes from the Field
DUET: Expand to include social protection for informal workers
Commenting on Jean Drèze’s DUET proposal, Rakshita Swamy and Amit Basole highlight its simple design as its strength and propose a more comprehensive approach that also includes social protection for ...
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Amit Basole
Rakshita Swamy
19 October, 2020
- Perspectives
DUET: The industrial policy angle
Providing her perspective on Drèze’s DUET proposal for an urban work programme, Swati Dhingra contends that addressing the immediate, monumental problem of joblessness arising from the Covid-19 pandem...
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Swati Dhingra
08 October, 2020
- Perspectives
DUET: Flexible implementation is key
Commenting on Drèze’s DUET proposal for an urban work programme, Yamini Aiyar contends that it is a welcome opportunity to reclaim the importance of robust social protection for urban India, while deb...
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Yamini Aiyar
07 October, 2020
- Perspectives
No line left behind: How firms match workers and managers
Various studies consistently affirm the importance of strong worker-manager dynamics in driving productivity. Based on analysis of worker-level productivity data, information on orders, and interviews...
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Achyuta Adhvaryu
Vittorio Bassi
Shalin Gor
Anant Nyshadham
Jorge Tamayo
18 September, 2020
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Which jobs were ‘lost’ during India’s Covid-19 lockdowns? Evidence from online vacancy postings
Covid-19 and associated lockdowns across countries have had a devastating impact on the global economy and labour markets. In India, recent data show a historic economic contraction by 23.9% over the ...
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Gaurav Chiplunkar
Erin M. Kelley
Gregory Lane
08 September, 2020
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In the eyes of the beholder: How artisans set prices for their products
The developing world is replete with people working in low-income, but creative occupations, such as artisanship. However, little is concretely known about how they set prices for their products. Base...
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Aruna Ranganathan
13 August, 2020
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Women in the economy: Emerging issues
As the world adjusts to the new reality brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, the workspaces of the future may look very different from what they are today. How would these changes impact women? To bet...
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Farzana Afridi
Nalini Gulati
13 April, 2020
- Perspectives