Author: Madhuparna Ganguly Title: Stricter Patent Regime, Scientist Mobility and Innovation Abstract: We model a patent regime in which an innovating firm can partially recover its damage due to scientist movement from the infringing rival. The strength of the patent system, which is a function of litigation success probability and recovery proportion, stipulates […]
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Working Paper: Globalization and Workforce Composition in Indian Formal Manufacturing: New evidence on product market competition channel
Author: Ritabrata Bose and K.V. Ramaswamy Title: Globalization and Workforce Composition in Indian Formal Manufacturing: New evidence on product market competition channel Abstract: A variety of mechanisms linking globalization and margins of adjustments in the labour markets have been empirically tested in recent years. How globalization could affect workforce composition of industries and […]
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Working Paper: Disaggregated labor supply implications of guaranteed employment in India
Author: Megan Sheahan, Yanyan Liu, Sudha Narayanan and Christopher B. Barrett Title: Disaggregated labor supply implications of guaranteed employment in India Abstract: How do household labor supply decisions change with the entry of a massive employment guarantee program? This paper explores the household labor allocation effects – disaggregated by gender, […]
Working Paper: Employment Guarantee during Times of COVID-19: Pro-poor and Pro-return-migrant?
Author: Sudha Narayanan, Christian Oldiges and Shree Saha Title: Employment Guarantee during Times of COVID-19: Pro-poor and Pro-return-migrant? Abstract: Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economies rendering millions without employment. A number of countries have turned to labour market interventions to protect workers. India leverages on a workfare programme, the […]
Working Paper: A simplified measure of nutritional empowerment Using machine learning to abbreviate the Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index (WENI)
Author: Shree Saha, Sudha Narayanan Title: A simplified measure of nutritional empowerment Using machine learning to abbreviate the Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index (WENI) Abstract: Measuring empowerment is both complicated and time consuming. A number of recent ef- forts have focused on how to better measure this complex multidimensional concept […]
Final & Wait-List Candidates seleceted for M.Sc and Ph.D. Admissions 2020
The CoRe programme has been postponed for now. A new date for the CoRe programme will be announced in due course
Working Paper: Disaggregated Indian Industrial Cycles: A spectral analysis
Author: Ritabrata Bose and Ashima Goyal Title: Disaggregated Indian Industrial Cycles: A spectral analysis Abstract: We study the structure and dating of disaggregated Indian industrial cycles and spectral causality from different policy parameters to these cycles. The scattered pattern of peaks and troughs after 2013, suggests some industries continued to do well during […]
