Want some respite from the mayhem? Here is a series of essays on 29 distinguished Indian economists from the past, whose work still informs our present. More entries will be added in the coming months. What follows is a thread on the individual entries. https://t.co/Xyku6F9lOl

Congrats to @srajagopalan & @kadambari_shah for their research on labor deregulation being cited in India's 2024-2025 Economic Survey! 🎉 The report highlights their research on how excessive compliance burdens—from spittoon placement rules to rigid work-hour limits—make it

And very happy to see that some of our work on labor deregulation at @mercatus coauthored with the excellent @kadambari_shah has resonated with the government.

The economic survey focusses on lowering the cost of business through deregulation to push India into a higher trajectory of economic growth. And does an excellent job of identifying the core areas for reform. Message is clear, we need 2025 to be another 1991 moment!

cc: @mercatus @ColumbiaSIPA @DartmouthEcon @MasonEconomics

Register on this link and join the Zoom webinar: https://t.co/ghMzuPPhQJ If you have any questions, please email indiaprogram@mercatus.gmu.edu

Join @srajagopalan for a discussion on 'The Nehru Development Model: History and Its Lasting Impact' w/ author @APanagariya Chairman 16th Finance Commission, & economists Lawrence H White @lawrencehwhite1 & Douglas Irwin @D_A_Irwin Jan 17, 2025 6:30-8PM IST | 8-9:30AM EST Link👇

Manmohan Singh guided talent to where it could make the greatest difference. A remarkable mentor who shaped India's transformation not just through his work, but also through generations of economists he spotted and nurtured. A tribute by @srajagopalan, @kadambari_shah and me.

In our tribute to Manmohan Singh @shreyasnarla @kadambari_shah and I argue that Singh was the finest talent scout in India, a skill that would go on to shape the country’s economic policy for decades. His keen talent scouting was his most remarkable quality that has been least

New @mercatus Policy Paper Alert: 📢 Did you know that 95% of India’s industrial units employ fewer than 10 workers. One of the main reasons Indian firms are reluctant to scale is prohibitively costly labor regulation. In this paper, @kadambari_shah and I survey India's labor

Today in @IndianExpress, I write about the badly-behaved-women missing from our welfare debates. Link open for 24 hours. https://t.co/abFGD7xMHV

As the new government prepares to unveil its reform agenda in the upcoming budget session, The 1991 Project is excited to announce a new video series revisiting India's reforms journey. My colleague @kadambari_shah spoke with policy experts to discuss the reforms missed in 1991,

https://t.co/qsLedpEBSm

New Publication 📢 The Indian government proposed a new framework to proposed digital competition framework, titled the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024. In our policy comment to this proposed framework, @shreyas_nl and I argue that it is a heavy-handed, imposes arbitrary

Who was the first Indian woman with formal training in economics? I have asked several experts but there is no clear answer. Meanwhile, I accidentally came across this excerpt from the Mysore Economic Journal, circa 1934. Over to you, @kadambari_shah @shreyas_nl @srajagopalan

"Sometimes carrying out a policy change is like playing a game of telephone..." Read my essay about what happens when the political class tries to parse perspectives from differing experts on a sensitive issue amidst great political economic churn. https://t.co/qdVUn6HIoG

A small industrial complex exists to enforce India's exchange control laws & its vagaries. Wrote an essay on the slow burn liberalization of India's exchange controls for The 1991 Project, led by @srajagopalan, @kadambari_shah & @shreyas_nl @mercatus: https://t.co/YBbN294BvS

Delighted to discuss my research with @srajagopalan on the podcast @IdeasofIndia @mercatus! We spoke about my job market paper that shows how pessimistic beliefs about peers can reduce useful social interactions in slums in urban India. Listen to it here:

Nobel laureate @PikaGoldin has documented 3 stages in the US women's employment history: the horizon, the identity, & the decision-making, & talked about 'greedy jobs'. How do these apply to India? My opinion article in @livemint @GreatLakes_MBA

“In a world where women are often penalised for being brilliant, where economics is often collapsed into tired macroeconomic models, cute econometric techniques or breathless discussions on growth rates, a woman who studied the economics of womanhood won” https://t.co/aaEHyDGkuh