NO : WP-2018-022 AUTHOR : Ashima Goyal TITLE : Insights from Behavioral Economics on Current Policy Issues ABSTRACT : The paper examines behavioral constraints in policy-making and in achieving coordination across policies. First it applies psychological concepts to understand policy inadequacies, and next examines how general reforms or better coordination can be […]
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IGIDR Working Paper: Indian Banks and the Prevention of Corruption Act: Freedom and discipline
NO : WP-2018-021 AUTHOR : Ashima Goyal TITLE : Indian Banks and the Prevention of Corruption Act: Freedom and discipline ABSTRACT : Selfless activists like Mr. Pai teach us the importance of continuously interrogating the functioning of our democracy. The NPA issue has persisted for almost a decade. It has eroded the profitability […]
IGIDR Working Paper : “Money and Business Cycle: Evidence From India”
NO : WP-2018-020 AUTHOR : Ashima Goyal and Abhishek Kumar TITLE : Money and Business Cycle: Evidence From India ABSTRACT : In this paper we take a New Keynesian model with non-separable money in utility to Indian data using maximum likelihood. The identification problem in isolating the effect of money on […]
Call for Papers: Towards Improving Nutrition Outcomes in India
Conference organized by SPANDAN research initiative and supported by a grant from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Venue: Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Date: November 8-10, 2018 This conference seeks to provide a forum for exchange of ideas among scholars who are engaged in quality research in the […]
Maha farmers need permission to grow water-guzzling crops; experts disagree
Rice, wheat and sugarcane which together account for 43 per cent of total cropped area, consume almost 80 per cent of freshwater available in the country, shows a study Read More…
Families cut food, entertainment expenses to send kids to private schools: Research
Over 70 per cent of parents spend 30-40 per cent of take-home pay on their children education, placing significant burden on their family budget. Read More…
IGIDR Working Paper :Evaluating India’s exchange rate regime under global shocks
NO : WP-2018-019 AUTHOR : Ashima Goyal TITLE : Evaluating India’s exchange rate regime under global shocks ABSTRACT : The paper assesses the performance of India’s managed float with respect to maintaining a real competitive exchange rate, its effect on trade, on stability of currency and financial markets, and on inflation. […]
IGIDR Working Paper:Portfolio Composition and Valuation Effects in Emerging Market Economies
NO : WP-2018-018 AUTHOR : Ashima Goyal and Vaishnavi Sharma TITLE : Portfolio Composition and Valuation Effects in Emerging Market Economies ABSTRACT : The increase in cross-border assets and liabilities of nations with globalization, implies small asset price and currency movements create large wealth changes. The national net external position is increasingly driven […]
CoRe – 2018 IGIDR PhD. Colloquium CALL for APPLICATIONS
CoRe – 2018: IGIDR PhD. Colloquium CALL for APPLICATIONS The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) invites applications from PhD. scholars for participating in its second Conversations on Research (CoRe): IGIDR PhD. Colloquium. The Colloquium is being organized as part of the Institute’s overall mandate to foster excellence in […]
IGIDR Workshop cum Conference on DSGE Modeling for Emerging Economies (August 6th and 7th, 2018)
IGIDR Workshop cum Conference on DSGE Modeling for Emerging Economies August 6th and 7th, 2018 On August 6th and 7th, 2018, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), is organizing a workshop on dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) modeling for emerging markets. The latest-generation DSGE models are the workhorse of […]
