NO : WP-2018-003 AUTHOR : S.Mahendra Dev TITLE : Inequality, Employment and Public Policy ABSTRACT : This paper examines dimensions of inequality including labour market inequalities and discusses public policies needed for reduction in inequalities. It discusses both inequality of outcomes and inequality of opportunities. In terms of income, India […]
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IGIDR Working Paper: Technological Change, Automation and Employment: A Short Review of Theory and Evidence
NO : WP-2018-002 AUTHOR : K.V.Ramaswamy TITLE : Technological Change, Automation and Employment: A Short Review of Theory and Evidence ABSTRACT : A selective survey of recent papers in the area of technological change, automation and employment is presented. The objective is to convey analytical ideas and the empirical evidence […]
IGIDR-IDRC Post-Doctoral Scholarships for Scholars from Select Asian Countries
IGIDR-IDRC scholarships programs IGIDR-IDRC Scholarships: Asian Regional Initiative IGIDR-IDRC scholarships programs given below are not for Indian Nationals Prospectus IGIDR-IDRC Post-Doctoral Scholarships for Scholars from Select Asian Countries
IGIDR Working Paper: Business cycle effect on leverage: A study of Indian non-financial firms
NO : WP-2018-001 AUTHOR : Arpita Pattanaik and Rajeswari Sengupta TITLE : Business cycle effect on leverage: A study of Indian non-financial firms ABSTRACT : In this paper we analyse the effect of business cycle fluctuations on firms’ capital structure using a large panel of non-financial firms in India. In […]
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IGIDR Working Paper:Impact of India’s demonetization on domestic agricultural markets
NO : WP-2017-023 AUTHOR : Nidhi Aggarwal and Sudha Narayanan TITLE : Impact of India’s demonetization on domestic agricultural markets ABSTRACT : In this paper we estimate the impact on domestic trade in agricultural commodities of India’s demonetization exercise that invalidated 86% of the currency in circulation. Using data on arrivals and […]
IGIDR Working Paper: Response of firms to listing: evidence from SME exchanges
NO : WP-2017-022 AUTHOR : Nidhi Aggarwal and Susan Thomas TITLE : Response of firms to listing: evidence from SME exchanges ABSTRACT : Public equity markets have increasingly become accessible to small and medium firms with the introduction of dedicated exchange that lower listing criteria to allow such firms to list their […]
PhD. Colloquium from November 7 – 10, 2017
IGIDR is organizing its second PhD. Colloquium from November 7 – 10, 2017. Young PhD. scholars from institutions across the country would be presenting their work in the Colloquium. Click here for the Agenda Click here for the Session Plan
IGIDR Working Paper:Can social safety nets protect public health? The effect of India’s workfare and foodgrain subsidy programmes on anaemia
NO : WP-2017-021 AUTHOR : Sudha Narayanan, Nicolas Gerber, Udayan Rathore, Karthikeya Naraparaju TITLE : Can social safety nets protect public health? The effect of India’s workfare and foodgrain subsidy programmes on anaemia ABSTRACT : Can large-scale social safety nets be nutrition sensitive even if they do not explicitly incorporate health […]
