Laveesh Bhandari
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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.
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.
Laveesh Bhandari
Time to adapt: India's climate efforts lack alignment with urgent needs
Evidence suggests that both the extent of change and the associated income losses are likely to be higher than expected
 "Time to adapt: India's climate efforts lack alignment with urgent needs")
India's energy future: Small modular reactors need strong policy backing
While conventional renewable energy (RE) generation is now cheap, storage is not
 "India's energy future: Small modular reactors need strong policy backing")
Bibek Debroy (1955-2024): From free-market advocate to cultural custodian
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
 "Bibek Debroy (1955-2024): From free-market advocate to cultural custodian")
Viksit@2047: Achieving India's vision needs focus on core priorities
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
 "Viksit@2047: Achieving India's vision needs focus on core priorities")
Innovation is key: Why does India's private sector not spend more on R&D?
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
 "Innovation is key: Why does India's private sector not spend more on R&D?")
Judicial delays: An economic burden
Inefficiencies in the judicial process are stifling growth and investment in India
 "Judicial delays: An economic burden")
The complexity of green transition
Inaction on generating new revenue as fossil fuel taxes dry up will harm India's economic prospects
 "The complexity of green transition")
The long road to liberalisation
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
 "The long road to liberalisation")
Finance ministers and their balancing acts
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
 "Finance ministers and their balancing acts")
Climate change: Fear and hope
Book review of Hope in Hell: A Decade to Confront the Climate Emergency
 "Climate change: Fear and hope")
Beyond the boundaries
Book review of Breaking Through: A Memoir
 "Beyond the boundaries")
Budget focuses on production and Make in India, not lowering pollution
A more flexible and risk-taking government is perhaps the most important precondition for maneuvering through challenges
 "Budget focuses on production and Make in India, not lowering pollution")
Messy local governance and garbage collection
We need to empower and resource those we depend on to clear our cities
 "Messy local governance and garbage collection")
India's forgotten blueprint for growth
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
 "India's forgotten blueprint for growth")
Budget 2018: Marginally populist, doesn't offer roadmap for a new India
There is little on the economic vision side with which anyone would disagree
 "Budget 2018: Marginally populist, doesn't offer roadmap for a new India")
Case for a pollution watchdog
As we become more stringent on polluters, but do not monitor the governments' agents, the potential for corruption will increase
 "Case for a pollution watchdog")
Laveesh Bhandari: The new world of energy
Good policies are mixed with poor mechanisms, and proactive efforts with regressive subsidies
 "Laveesh Bhandari: The new world of energy")
Laveesh Bhandari & Ajay Vir Jakhar: The burning fields of Punjab
There is no instant fix for Delhi's haze. The situation calls for smart decision-making and disciplined implementation
 "Laveesh Bhandari & Ajay Vir Jakhar: The burning fields of Punjab")
Inequality of urban green spaces
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
 "Inequality of urban green spaces")
Delhi's Greater Kailash constituency highlights privatised public spaces
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
 "Delhi's Greater Kailash constituency highlights privatised public spaces")
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