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A Historical Perspective on India’s Inflation Persistence: A Quantile Analysis by Taniya Ghosh and Yadavindu Ajit
How do labor supply dynamics influence patent protection policies? by Rudra Narayan Kushwaha and Taniya Ghosh
Is core inflation useful in predicting headline inflation? Evidence from a large, emerging economy by Yogeshwar Bharat (SNU), Rajeswari Sengupta (IGIDR), Gautham Udupa (CAFRAL)
NO : WP-2025-021 AUTHOR : Yogeshwar Bharat (SNU), Rajeswari Sengupta (IGIDR), Gautham Udupa (CAFRAL) TITLE : Is core inflation useful in predicting headline inflation? Evidence from a large, emerging economy ABSTRACT : Core inflation measure is widely tracked as a measure of trend inflation, but it does not forecast headline inflation well. In […]
MAXIMUM ENTROPY SPECTRAL ANALYSIS by Dilip M.Nachane
NO : WP-2025-020 AUTHOR : Dilip M.Nachane TITLE : MAXIMUM ENTROPY SPECTRAL ANALYSIS ABSTRACT : The maximum entropy principle is characterized as assuming the least about the unknown parameters in a statistical model. In its applied manifestations, it uses all the available information and makes the fewest possible assumptions regarding the unavailable information. The […]
Rent-seeking and Reorganisation of Administrative Units by Gopakumar Achuthankutty, Ayushi Choudhary, and Rupayan Pal
NO : WP-2025-019 AUTHOR : Gopakumar Achuthankutty, Ayushi Choudhary, and Rupayan Pal TITLE : Rent-seeking and Reorganisation of Administrative Units ABSTRACT : We examine whether rent-seeking incentives shape a central planner’s decision to reorganise administrative units. In a two-stage group contest, risk-neutral administrative units compete for shares of a perfectly divisible public fund, with […]
Price Cluster Approach to Testing Market Integration and Identifying Its Determinants: Analysis for Indian Agriculture By Tirtha Chatterjee and A. Ganesh-Kumar
Bank capital and monetary policy transmission: Analyzing the central bank’s dilemma by Rajeswari Sengupta, Harsh Vardhan and Akhilesh Verma
Peer influence and inflation expectations: Evidence from households’ social comparisons by Taniya Ghosh and Abhishek Gorsi
Assessing inflation targeting in India by Ashima Goyal
NO : WP-2025-018 AUTHOR : Ashima Goyal TITLE : Assessing inflation targeting in India ABSTRACT : The literature expects it to take a long to establish inflation targeting (IT) in emerging markets, but the Indian experience suggests that suitable adaption of IT to domestic structure and shocks as well as circumstances can fast-track the […]
