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Conference on Political Economy of Contemporary India

Conference on Political Economy of Contemporary India (2nd edition) (Sponsored by IGIDR, King’s College London, and ICSSR)  January 9-10, 2017 Venue: Seanza Conference Room, IGIDR, Mumbai   Website:http://www.igidr.ac.in/indiapolecon/ Organizing Committee: R. Nagaraj and Sripad Motiram Conference Secretariat:  Ms. Jayshree Borkar. Tel: +91-22-28416586. E-mail: jayshree@igidr.ac.in    

IGIDR Working Paper:The Problem of Inequality

NO : WP-2016-029 AUTHOR :S. Mahendra Dev TITLE :  The Problem of Inequality ABSTRACT : Inequality is the most discussed development problem all over the world. Development can’t be discussed without talking about inequality. The paper addresses two questions: (a) What are the dimensions and trends in inequality at global […]

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IGIDR Working Paper:Income Generation and Inequality in India’s Agricultural Sector: The Consequences of Land Fragmentation

NO : WP-2016-028 AUTHOR : Sanjoy Chakravorty, S Chandrasekhar, Karthikeya Naraparaju TITLE :  Income Generation and Inequality in India’s Agricultural Sector: The Consequences of Land Fragmentation ABSTRACT : This paper is a contribution to understanding income generation and inequality in India’s agricultural sector. We analyse the National Sample Surveys of […]

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Assistant Professors

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) is a premier research and teaching institution set up by the Reserve Bank of India, for the study of national and international development issues from an economic perspective. Governed by an eminent board, the institute faculty makes notable contributions to academic research and […]

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IGIDR Working Paper: Integrated Model of Computable General Equilibrium and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of an Indian Oil Refinery: Future Projections and Macroeconomic Effects

NO : WP-2016-024 AUTHOR :  Shovan Ray, A. Ganesh Kumar, Sumana Chaudhuri TITLE :  Integrated Model of Computable General Equilibrium and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of an Indian Oil Refinery: Future Projections and Macroeconomic Effects ABSTRACT :  Social Cost Benefit Analysis has long been used as a useful tool to appraise and […]

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IGIDR Working Paper:Differential Impacts of Currency Undervaluation on Growth and Exports in Natural Resource vs. Manufacturing Exporting Countries

NO : WP-2016-023 AUTHOR :  Sanika Sulochani Ramanayake & Keun Lee TITLE :  Differential Impacts of Currency Undervaluation on Growth and Exports in Natural Resource vs. Manufacturing Exporting Countries ABSTRACT :  In the existing literature, we find a huge debate on the impact of exchange rate undervaluation (depreciation) on growth […]

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