NO: WP-2023-04 AUTHOR: Aeimit Lakdawala, Bhanu Pratap and Rajeswari Sengupta TITLE: Impact of RBI’s monetary policy announcements on government bond yields: Evidence from the pandemic ABSTRACT: We investigate how the bond market responded to the effects of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy actions undertaken since the start […]
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Chorus in the Cacophony: Dissent and Policy Communication of India’s Monetary Policy Committee
NO : WP-2023-03 AUTHOR : Rounak Sil, Unninarayanan Kurup, Ashima Goyal, Apoorva Singh, Rajendra Paramanik TITLE : Chorus in the Cacophony: Dissent and Policy Communication of India’s Monetary Policy Committee ABSTRACT : Using minutes of consecutive Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings of the Indian central bank, we have constructed two […]
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Lessons from outperformance in the Indian financial sector
NO: WP-2023-002 AUTHOR: Ashima Goyal TITLE: Lessons from outperformance in the Indian financial sector ABSTRACT : We examine predictions and outcomes for the Indian financial sector in the pandemic period to build a case for re-examining our understanding of the sector. This can improve risk perceptions and policy design. Reasons for outperformance […]
Bankruptcy Regime Change and Credit Risk Premium on Corporate Bonds: Evidence from the Indian Economy
NO: WP-2023-001 AUTHOR: Rajeswari Sengupta and Harsh Vardhan TITLE: Bankruptcy Regime Change and Credit Risk Premium on Corporate Bonds: Evidence from the Indian Economy. ABSTRACT : Enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in 2016 marked a watershed event in the commercial credit landscape in India,and represented a major enhancement in […]
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IGIDR Publication: India’s credit landscape in a post-pandemic world
NO: WP-2022-019 AUTHOR: Rajeswari Sengupta and Harsh Vardhan TITLE: India’s credit landscape in a post-pandemic world ABSTRACT : In this paper we study the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the financial sector of the Indian economy, specifically on the banking sector, the non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and the bond […]
IGIDR Publication: Assessing the accuracy and adequacy of India’s national energy balances: Implications for tracking sustainable development and climate goals
NO : WP-2022-018 AUTHOR : Manisha Jain TITLE : Assessing the accuracy and adequacy of India’s national energy balances: Implications for tracking sustainable development and climate goals ABSTRACT : National energy balances are essential for estimating various socioeconomic and environmental development indicators, including carbon-dioxide emissions. The Ministry of Statistics and […]
IGIDR Publication: Assessing Central Bank Commitment to Inflation Targeting: Evidence From Financial Market Expectations in India
NO: WP-2022-017 AUTHOR: Vaishali Garga, Aeimit Lakdawala and Rajeswari Sengupta TITLE: Assessing Central Bank Commitment to Inflation Targeting: Evidence From Financial Market Expectations in India ABSTRACT : We propose a novel framework to gauge the credibility of central banks’ commitment to an inflation-targeting regime. Our framework combines survey data on macroeconomic […]
