In this article by Sushant Hede on Wire, Niranjan Rajadhyaksha's column on using Taylor rule for an appropriate repo rate is quoted in the context of examining the impact of rate cuts on the Indian economy.
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“Taylor Rule” to suggest that...
In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that explosive population growth could be a hindrance to India’s efforts in lifting people out of poverty. He suggested that if this trend is not checked, welfare spending gains may be nullified. The term ‘population explosio...
In conversation with ET Now, Swanand Kelkar of Morgan Stanley Investment Management quotes Research Director and Senior Fellow, Niranjan Rajadhyaksha's recent paper on India's macroeconomic environment. Excerpts:
"Swanand Kelkar: The external side looks pretty okay. If you look at the ...
In this BloombergQuint programme, Niranjan Rajadhyaksha discusses his recent IDFC Institute working paper on Indian macro policy's 2-4-6-8 framework. The paper presents five sets of policy recommendations that can help raise potential growth without putting economic stability at ...
In this Mint article on suggestions for the upcoming budget, Data Journalist Nikita Kwatra quotes Research Director and Senior Fellow, Niranjan Rajadhyaksha's recent paper on India's macroeconomic environment. Excerpts:
"...Any serious discussion on how the Indian economy has performed...
An ideal tax system should depend more on direct taxes than indirect taxes. This is primarily because direct taxes are considered to be progressive while indirect taxes are regressive.
One of the central goals of tax reforms in the 1990s was to make the system more progressive. The composit...
This Mint editorial features Vivek Dehejia and Praveen Chakravarty's research on regional divergence. Excerpts:
"This is not just a snapshot in time. Conventional economic theory dictates that as aggregate prosperity grows, the states should converge economically. This is emphatic...
Reuben Abraham, CEO and Senior Fellow at IDFC Institute, is quoted in The Guardian's long read on India's 'Billionaire Raj' by James Crabtree. Excerpts:
"Narendra Modi pledged to end a situation in which the country’s ultra-wealthy – sometimes called “Bollygarchs” – appeared to li...
The Financial Times' Big Read quotes Resident Senior Fellow, Vivek Dehejia, on where India is today and its future growth:
"It’s going to be a very, very difficult and challenging election," says Vivek Dehejia, a senior fellow at Mumbai's IDFC Institute, a think-tank. "[Mr] Modi himself set very...
This Mint article uses our work to illustrate how night lights data can shed light on various aspects of the economy. Excerpts:
"The analysis by IDFC Institute (available as an interactive tool here) also reveals that cities clearly evolve along transportation corridors, which mos...
