Crime statistics and solutions to deter it.

Effects of the cash ban on Indian businesses.

Praveen Chakravarty, Senior Fellow at IDFC Institute, questions the 'shock and awe' move by the government to nudge people towards a cashless society

Demonetisation can only be a part of a comprehensive strategy to tackle corruption and generation of black income.

Partial demonetisation has ensured a substantial shift in the political discourse to economic issues.

Watch Karthik Muralidharan discuss his co-authored Working Paper, "Payments Infrastructure and the Performance of Public Programs: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India".

Visiting Fellow Praveen Chakravarty writes in Outlook: "Do voters really care about corruption? The figures tell a story." 

This paper examines the vulnerabilities of institutional checks in the Indian federal system