Tag Search: “public finance”
I4I Event: What is the way forward for the Indian economy?
On Tuesday, 18 December 2018, I4I is organising a Panel Discussion on ‘The Way forward for the Indian economy’, in Delhi. The panellists are K.P. Krishnan (Ministry of Skill Development and Entreprene...
- Ashok Kotwal
- 17 December, 2018
- Perspectives
Heart of darkness: Misplaced priorities of Jharkhand’s District Mineral Foundation
In 2015, the central government launched District Mineral Foundations in the districts affected by mining, which are mandated to collect royalty from all mining activities and use the funds for the we...
- Arindam Banerjee Aditya Ranjan
- 08 October, 2018
- Notes from the Field
Global financial crisis and India: A look at the decade gone by
The crisis that emerged in the US subprime mortgage market this month 10 years ago, not only engulfed the country’s financial system but the entire global economy. In this post, Vikas Dimble and Nalin...
- Vikas Dimble Nalini Gulati
- 14 September, 2018
- Perspectives
Parikshit Ghosh speaks with Karl Ove Moene
There is a view that upsurge in inequality due to globalisation is leading to rising appeal of political platforms that promote inward-looking policies. In this podcast, Parikshit Ghosh (Member of the...
- Parikshit Ghosh Kalle Moene
- 23 April, 2018
- Podcasts
Constraints and prospects of Financing via Municipal Bonds in India: An analysis with case Studies
In order to meet the challenges created by growing urbanisation, municipal corporations in India need to incur huge expenditure to support urban infrastructure in the coming decades.
- Sanjay Banerji Krishna Gangopadhyay Ashok Thampy Zilong Wang
- 31 March, 2018
- IGC Research on India
Effectiveness fo E-Auctions in Emerging Economies
The primary research goal of this project is to examine whether governments in emerging economies can increase revenues by selling land through e-auctions (anonymous auctions conduced online over a pe...
- Venkatesh Kannaiah Venkatesh Panchapagesan
- 31 March, 2018
- IGC Research on India
Why are finances of Indian states deteriorating?
The combined stock of debt owed by Indian states is about 21% of GDP, and is proliferating. In this article, Ananya Kotia discusses why the stock of the states’ debt is unsustainable today despite th...
- Ananya Kotia
- 27 September, 2017
- Perspectives
Straw men in the debate on basic income versus targeting
A universal basic income as a poverty-reduction policy is often contrasted unfavourably with targeted transfers. In this article, Martin Ravallion argues that five of the common arguments employed ag...
- Martin Ravallion
- 11 August, 2017
- Perspectives
Health policy and economic growth in India
A new synthesis paper (Menon 2017) produced by the International Growth Centre brings together evidence from various health-related IGC studies on India undertaken over the past seven years, to draw i...
- Nalini Gulati Nidhiya Menon
- 27 July, 2017
- Perspectives
How much public debt is too little?
Virtually the entire literature on public debt is focussed on determining how much is too much, beyond which it becomes a systemic threat to the economy. In this article, Pronab Sen outlines some of t...
- Pronab Sen
- 16 July, 2017
- Perspectives
Financing Indian cities
Indian cities are fund-starved and unprepared to handle the stresses of rapid urbanisation in the country. Urban local bodies and municipal corporations, particularly in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, do ...
- Nandan Sharalaya
- 12 July, 2017
- Perspectives
Impact of disinvestment policy on public sector enterprises in India
To address operational inefficiencies in PSEs without comprising on their social objectives, disinvestment policy is often used. However, there are concerns regarding the extent of impact on firm per...
- Ritika Jain
- 12 June, 2017
- Articles