Important Editorials on Economy
[Economy] Covid and Poverty
As the world continues to be ravaged by the covid pandemic, more than a year on, it is becoming increasingly [...]
[Economy] An effective plan to monetise government assets
A debate on the monetisation of unutilised and under-utilised government and public sector assets has started with the introduction of [...]
[Economy] Public spending for private revival
A chapter in the October 2020 edition of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) biannual publication, Fiscal Monitor, argues that as a response [...]
Economy – From SUNSET to SUNRISE Areas of Growth (Post Pandemic Recovery)
Written by:- Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog Syllabus Connect :- General Studies -Paper II (Indian Economy and issues relating to [...]
Economy-Speeding up financial inclusion of women.
Syllabus Connect :- General Studies -Paper II (Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and [...]
Economy – Is flexible inflation targeting still fit for the purpose ?
Is ‘flexible inflation targeting’ (FIT) ripe for a coup d’état that topples its almost three-decade grip on the ruling dispensations [...]
Economy- Attention Economy and MASS.
Have you ever wondered why cricket matches are getting shorter – from test matches to one-day matches to T20 and [...]
Economy-Reversing Liquidity Glut.
The United States Congress approved an emergency bailout package of $700 billion during that fateful week in September 2008. This [...]
Economy-Modern Monetary Theory and Its Relevance to India.
Stephanie Kelton is one of the most influential advocates of Modern Monetary Theory, or MMT. The MMT challenge to mainstream [...]
Economy-Will cryptocurrencies survive ?
It is not only India, governments across the world have started banning them. The cryptoprophets expected this, but they underestimated [...]
Economy – ‘Lucas critique’/‘offsetting principle’ in macroeconomics.
The great Austrian economist and political philosopher, Friedrich von Hayek, published The Road to Serfdom in 1944, arguing against socialism, planning and [...]
Economy-History of Indian Protectionism.
The Indian Fiscal Commission began its work in November 1921, and submitted its report the following year. Its chairman was [...]
Economy/Environment-We must go Circular.
The best way to build resilience against future pandemics and the impact of climate change is to move to a [...]
Society-Women, COVID, Economy !!!
In 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, female labour force participation in India and South Asia was 20.5% and 23.5%, respectively [...]
Economy – Top Ten Expectations of the Budget !!!
With less than two weeks to go for the Union budget, expectations about Big Bang announcements have risen. Not least [...]
EcoEconomics-Economics in Environmental Sustainability.
The Brundtland Commission in its report titled Our Common Future in 1987 defined the concept of sustainable development as development [...]
Geonomics-Island Development !!!
The 1382 offshore-identified islands of India hold immense unexploited potential for fostering growth and achieving cohesive socio-economic development of the [...]
Economy-“Ever-greening of Patents” and India’s Patent Act !!!
Ever-greening of Patents:- […]
Policy-Bharatmala revival and India’s capex cycle !!!
Last week, the government relaunched the Bharatmala Pariyojana (BMP)—an initiative to add 35,000km of new highways (subsuming existing plans to [...]
Economy- The Bitcoin – Is it a “beautiful face” or the “Most popular one” ?
Since 2011, it is estimated that close to Rs4 trillion of shareholder value was eroded when the stock price of [...]