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Economists write to PM seeking higher fund allocation for MGNREGA

The econo­mists who sent this letter included Jean Dreze, Prabhat Pattnaik, Mahendra Dev, Pronab Sen and Himanshu, among others

Privatisation, growth should remain Budget focus, says EAC-PM

It also said the clear road map of privatisation and growth orientation of FY22 Budget should be maintained in FY23 as well

On yesterday's greats

After Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi passed away, Suresh Menon persuaded lots of people to write about him

Need to devise new formula for states' borrowings: SBI Economists

States are increasingly borrowing higher by making ambitious GSDP projections and hence, there is a need for a new formula to define the loan caps, economists at largest lender SBI said on Tuesday.

The chirping economist

'Their comments pertain to government policy. Some praise it, others criticise it', says the author

An economist's selective notes

Kaushik Basu offers an engaging account of his days at North Block and World Bank but steers clear of controversial issues

Amartya Sen's memoir, Home in the World, presents the peripatetic thinker

The Nobel Prize-winning economist has combined pure memoir with chapters on fundamental philosophical, political or economic issues

How passive income has become an integral part of everyone's life: Rohit Khosla

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Domain experts rank lower than ex-finance secys as state economic advisors

While CMs have allowed former officers to explore both revenue and expenditure depts in their role as advisors, all states have limited the remit of economists to that of only expenditure

India's data deficiency

Govt should collect and release timely economic data

Tax cuts for individuals, companies needed to boost demand, say economists

While the measures announced on Monday are focussed more on the supply side, these steps would take a lot of time to move the needle for the economy

Ex-CEA Arvind Subramanian to join Brown University as senior fellow

Subramanian was appointed as the chief economic advisor to the government on October 16, 2014, for a period of three years. He was given an extension in 2017.

Do top economics journals hold women authors to higher standards than men?

Since 1990, women comprise "only 11 per cent of all authors published in top economic journals" even though they make up between 20-30 per cent of the total number of economists

What the oversupply of social science PhDs means for universities

Will universities continue to offer permanent faculty positions as they offer courses remotely, asks TCA Srinivasa Raghavan.

Keeping pace with Karthik Muralidharan, the 'Shinkansen' economist

Anjuli Bhargava races to keep pace with Muralidharan's breakneck speed train of thought on effective governance

Budget's transparency on numbers to enthuse rating agencies: SBI economists

The budget redefines fiscal rules because it adds off-balance sheet items to the headline deficit, a note said adding that consolidation of finances is a pragmatic move

Budget does not address inequities, bold for its fiscal stance: Economists

Economists called the budget 'bold'

Shape of economic recovery may end up coming from another alphabet

Zeroing in on the alphabet that best describes the unprecedented economic upheaval

Ease fiscal consolidation in Budget, hike health spend, economists urge FM

Also call for efforts to enhance exports, build farm infrastructure

India needs economists to usher in reforms

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, writes Jayanta Roy