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Summer@IGIDR – Visiting Students Program 2023
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 […]
Professor Basanta Kumar Pradhan has been appointed as the new Director of IGIDR. He will take over the position of the Director at IGIDR with effect from 9th February, 2023.
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 […]
IGIDR Publication: Covid-19 Pandemic: Impact, Recovery, and the Road Ahead for the Indian Economy
NO: WP-2022-016 AUTHOR: S. Mahendra Dev and Rajeswari Sengupta TITLE: Covid-19 Pandemic: Impact, Recovery, and the Road Ahead for the Indian Economy ABSTRACT : In an earlier paper (Dev and Sengupta, 2020) we had discussed the potential and immediate impact of the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic on various segments of […]
IGIDR Publication: Energy efficiency targets and tracking savings: Measurement issues in developing economies
NO: WP-2022-015 AUTHOR: Manisha Jain TITLE: Energy efficiency targets and tracking savings: Measurement issues in developing economies ABSTRACT : Energy efficiency plays a central role in climate change mitigation policies, but their impact on economy-wide energy consumption is uncertain. Improved methods to measure energy efficiency savings are adopted mainly in countries […]
