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 "Laveesh Bhandari")
Laveesh Bhandari is an economist and also a member of The Citizens Alliance. He completed his PhD in Economics from Boston University, USA in 1996. His dissertation, on success and failure of international alliances, received the Best Thesis in International Economics award by the EXIM Bank of India in 1996. Prior to that, he got his MA in Economics specialising in Finance and Industrial Organisation from the same university. He was also awarded the Hite Fellowship for his work on International finance. Bhandari began his career as a Consultant for Manhattan (now Brookdale) Funds, New York and Boston, USA, where he was working on the valuation methodologies of derivative securities. He joined the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi, as a Senior Economist in 1997. At NCAER he led research teams for various studies in the Industry and Infrastructure division.
Evidence suggests that both the extent of change and the associated income losses are likely to be higher than expected
While conventional renewable energy (RE) generation is now cheap, storage is not
Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, and what not
India's ambition may seem out of reach, but two and a half decades provide ample time to prepare- if it gets its focus right
The one most important reason on why firms may or may not undertake R&D is not government incentives but the absence of competitive forces
Inefficiencies in the judicial process are stifling growth and investment in India
Inaction on generating new revenue as fossil fuel taxes dry up will harm India's economic prospects
The return of Indira Gandhi and the subsequent takeover by Rajiv Gandhi saw one of the periods of highest economic growth initially but these and associated investments were powered by dollops of debt
A K Bhattacharya's book delves into the challenges, decisions, and political dynamics of India's economic policies through the lens of its finance ministers
Book review of Hope in Hell: A Decade to Confront the Climate Emergency
A more flexible and risk-taking government is perhaps the most important precondition for maneuvering through challenges
We need to empower and resource those we depend on to clear our cities
At the outset, Bombay Plan is undoubtedly a far more thorough, comprehensive and honest economic document than we see from the industry associations of today
There is little on the economic vision side with which anyone would disagree
As we become more stringent on polluters, but do not monitor the governments' agents, the potential for corruption will increase
Good policies are mixed with poor mechanisms, and proactive efforts with regressive subsidies
There is no instant fix for Delhi's haze. The situation calls for smart decision-making and disciplined implementation
The concluding part of a series looks at how India's most affluent areas are as susceptible to the same flaws as the poorest and most marginalised parts
The second of a three-part series looks at how India's most affluent areas are as susceptible to the same flaws as the poorest and most marginalised parts
