NO : WP-2016-029 AUTHOR :S. Mahendra Dev TITLE : The Problem of Inequality ABSTRACT : Inequality is the most discussed development problem all over the world. Development can’t be discussed without talking about inequality. The paper addresses two questions: (a) What are the dimensions and trends in inequality at global […]
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IGIDR Working Paper:The “Discouraged Worker Effect” in Public Works Programs:Evidence from the MGNREGA in India
NO : WP-2016-027 AUTHOR : Sudha Narayanan, Upasak Das, Yanyan Liu, Christopher B. Barrett TITLE : The “Discouraged Worker Effect” in Public Works Programs:Evidence from the MGNREGA in India ABSTRACT : This study investigates the consequences of poor implementation in public workfare programs, focusing on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural […]
IGIDR Working Paper: The long road to transformation of agricultural markets in India: Lessons from Karnataka
NO : WP-2016-026 AUTHOR : Nidhi Aggarwal, Sargam Jain, Sudha Narayanan TITLE : The long road to transformation of agricultural markets in India: Lessons from Karnataka ABSTRACT : This paper examines Karnataka’s pioneering agricultural output marketing reforms with the twin goals of assessing the state and challenges of implementation and to […]
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Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) is a premier research and teaching institution set up by the Reserve Bank of India, for the study of national and international development issues from an economic perspective. Governed by an eminent board, the institute faculty makes notable contributions to academic research and […]
IGIDR Working Paper: Integrated Model of Computable General Equilibrium and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of an Indian Oil Refinery: Future Projections and Macroeconomic Effects
NO : WP-2016-024 AUTHOR : Shovan Ray, A. Ganesh Kumar, Sumana Chaudhuri TITLE : Integrated Model of Computable General Equilibrium and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of an Indian Oil Refinery: Future Projections and Macroeconomic Effects ABSTRACT : Social Cost Benefit Analysis has long been used as a useful tool to appraise and […]
IGIDR Working Paper:Differential Impacts of Currency Undervaluation on Growth and Exports in Natural Resource vs. Manufacturing Exporting Countries
NO : WP-2016-023 AUTHOR : Sanika Sulochani Ramanayake & Keun Lee TITLE : Differential Impacts of Currency Undervaluation on Growth and Exports in Natural Resource vs. Manufacturing Exporting Countries ABSTRACT : In the existing literature, we find a huge debate on the impact of exchange rate undervaluation (depreciation) on growth […]
IGIDR Working Paper : Abductive Reasoning in Macroeconomics
NO : WP-2016-022 AUTHOR : Ashima Goyal TITLE : Abductive Reasoning in Macroeconomics ABSTRACT : Macroeconomic analytical frameworks change with events they are unable to explain. The process is closer to abductive reasoning that is based on both events and analysis, unlike induction which is data-based and deduction where analysis […]
IGIDR Working Paper: PICKING THE WINNER: MEASRUING URBAN SUSTAINABILITY IN INDIA
NO: WP-2016-021 AUTHOR:B.Sudhakara Reddy and Arpit Tiwari TITLE: PICKING THE WINNER: MEASRUING URBAN SUSTAINABILITY IN INDIA ABSTRACT : This study provides a snapshot of the sustainability of selected Indian cities by employing 57 indicators in four dimensions to develop an overall city sustainability index. In recent years, its complexity has […]
IGIDR Working Paper : Network Externalities and Process R&D: A Cournot-Bertrand Comparison
NO: WP-2016-020 AUTHOR: Mili Naskar and Rupayan Pal TITLE: Network Externalities and Process R&D: A Cournot-Bertrand Comparison ABSTRACT : This paper examines the implication of the nature of competition in a market with network externalities on strategic investment in process R&D by firms. It shows that network externalities have a positive effect […]
IGIDR Working Paper: From participation to repurchase: Low income households and micro-insurance
NO : WP-2016-019 AUTHOR : Renuka Sane and Susan Thomas TITLE : From participation to repurchase: Low income households and micro-insurance ABSTRACT : The paper asks what drives insurance coverage in low income households by analysing repurchase patterns of micro-insurance policies. We use data on customers of a financial services […]
