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Working Paper: The Spectral Envelope: An Application to the Decoupling Problem in Economics
No: WP-2019-022 AUTHOR: Dilip M. Nachane, Amlendu Dubey TITLE: The Spectral Envelope: An Application to the Decoupling Problem in Economics Abstract : In this paper we introduce the technique of spectral envelope into the analysis of decoupling problem in Economics. Decoupling refers to the phenomenon that the business cycles in emerging market economies […]
Working Paper: Taylor Rule Implementation of the Optimal Policy at the Zero Lower Bound: Does the Cost Channel Matter?
No: WP-2019-021 AUTHOR: Siddhartha Chattopadhyay, Taniya Ghosh TITLE: Taylor Rule Implementation of the Optimal Policy at the Zero Lower Bound: Does the Cost Channel Matter? Abstract : This paper analyzes the implementation of the optimal policies at the Zero Lower Bound (ZLB) by the Taylor rule in the presence of cost channel. We find […]
Working Paper: The Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index
No: WP-2019-020 AUTHOR: Sudha Narayanan, Erin Lentz, Marzia Fontana, Anuradha De, and Bharati Kulkarni TITLE: The Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index Abstract : Rural women face many obstacles that thwart their well-being. Policies that seek to empower them, for example, by improving livelihood opportunities, often do not translate into improvements in other […]
Working Paper: Indian Growth is Not Overestimated: Mr. Subramanian You Got it Wrong
No: WP-2019-019 AUTHOR: Ashima Goyal, Abhishek Kumar TITLE: Indian Growth is Not Overestimated: Mr. Subramanian You Got it Wrong Abstract : Subramanian (2019) argues that indicators like growth in export, import and private credit can be used to predict economic growth across countries. He finds these indicators were able to predict […]
Working Paper: Land Distribution, Income Generation & Inequality in India’s Agricultural Sector
NO: WP-2019-018 AUTHOR: Sanjoy Chakravorty, S Chandrasekhar, Karthikeya Naraparaju TITLE: Land Distribution, Income Generation & Inequality in India’s Agricultural Sector ABSTRACT: This paper is a contribution to understanding income generation and inequality in India’s agricultural sector. We analyse the National Sample Surveys of agriculture in 2003 and 2013 using descriptive and regression […]
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Working Paper: Agrarian Distress in India: Possible Solutions
NO: WP-2019-017 AUTHOR: Barendra Kumar Bhoi and C.L. Dadhich TITLE: Agrarian Distress in India: Possible Solutions ABSTRACT: Agrarian distress in India, built-up over time, has further deteriorated recently. At the height of the farm output, Indian farmers are a disappointed lot. Despite spectacular rise in agricultural production, they continue to languish in […]
Working Paper: Determinants of Firm-Level Investment in India: Does Size Matter?
NO: WP-2019-016 AUTHOR: Parul Bhardwaj and Abhishek Kumar TITLE: Determinants of Firm-Level Investment in India: Does Size Matter? ABSTRACT: The study estimates the dynamic panel version of augmented neoclassical investment model using ARDL specification. There are evidences in support of interest rate and credit channels of monetary transmission, both in the short […]
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