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Inflation Targeting, Monetary Policy Surprises, and Capital Misallocation by Vaibhav Nainwal (CAFRAL), Rajeswari Sengupta (IGIDR), Vidhya Soundararajan (CAFRAL)
NO : WP-2026-018 AUTHOR : Vaibhav Nainwal (CAFRAL), Rajeswari Sengupta (IGIDR) Vidhya Soundararajan (CAFRAL) TITLE : Inflation Targeting, Monetary Policy Surprises, and Capital Misallocation ABSTRACT : We examine whether a more predictable monetary policy framework improves the allocation of capital across firms. Using firm-level data from the Indian manufacturing sector […]
Price Responsiveness of Household Electricity Demand under Increasing Block Tariffs: Evidence from India by Nirmala, Manisha Jain and Disha Gupta
NO : WP-2026-017 AUTHOR : Nirmala, Manisha Jain and Disha Gupta TITLE : Price Responsiveness of Household Electricity Demand under Increasing Block Tariffs: Evidence from India ABSTRACT : Increasing block tariffs (IBTs) are widely used in household electricity pricing to balance the dual policy goals of efficiency and affordability. This […]
Jaiswal, Himanshu and Ganesh Kumar, A, An Alternative trade agreement design for global value chain integration, The World Economy, September 2026
Dr. Ashima Goyal, Visiting Professor, IGIDR, has been nominated as a member of ‘Maharashtra Committee on Sustainable Public Finance’ by Finance Department, Government of Maharashtra
Garg, Surabhi and Mishra, Srijit, Effect of demand and supply side factors on school education outcomes in India, Journal of Asian Economics, September 2026.
Can Simple Information Update Inflation Expectations? Evidence from an Indian Household Survey by Roshin Paul P and Taniya Ghosh
NO : WP-2026-016 AUTHOR : Roshin Paul P and Taniya Ghosh TITLE : Can Simple Information Update Inflation Expectations? Evidence from an Indian Household Survey ABSTRACT : Using an original household survey of 1,010 urban households across Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata, we study Indian households’ awareness of official inflation […]
Inflation Awareness, Expectation Formation, and Monetary Policy Communication: Evidence from Indian Firms by Roshin Paul P and Taniya Ghosh
NO : WP-2026-015 AUTHOR : Roshin Paul P and Taniya Ghosh TITLE : Inflation Awareness, Expectation Formation, and Monetary Policy Communication: Evidence from Indian Firms ABSTRACT : Drawing on an original survey of 485 firms spanning four major metropolitan areas — Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata — we examine firms’ […]
