No: WP-2020-004 Author: A. Ganesh-Kumar and Varun Kumar Das Title: Do Storage and Structural Factors Determine Agricultural Commercialization in India? Abstract: This paper analyses the role of storage facility and structural factors in determining agricultural commercialization in India. Commercialization of agriculture represents an important aspect of farm market behaviour. Farmers’ commercialization decision may be […]
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Working Paper: Drivers of change in India’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions during 1990-2017
Author: Manisha Jain Title: Drivers of change in India’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions during 1990-2017 Abstract: India is striving to achieve its climate mitigation goal of reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity of the economy by 33-35% by 2030 from 2005 levels. The energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are more than […]
Working Paper: Dynamics and Determinants of Fragmentation Trade: Asian Countries in Comparative and Long-term Perspective
No: WP-2019-040 Author: C Veeramani and Garima Dhir Title: Dynamics and Determinants of Fragmentation Trade: Asian Countries in Comparative and Long-term Perspective Abstract: This paper analyses the dynamics and determinants of fragmentation trade in major Asian countries in comparative and long term (1962-2018) perspective. Based on the available literature, we identify certain […]
Working Paper: Employment Guarantee during Times of COVID-19: Pro-poor and Pro-return-migrant?
Author: Sudha Narayanan, Christian Oldiges and Shree Saha Title: Employment Guarantee during Times of COVID-19: Pro-poor and Pro-return-migrant? Abstract: Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economies rendering millions without employment. A number of countries have turned to labour market interventions to protect workers. India leverages on a workfare programme, the […]
Working Paper: Empowerment and Nutrition in Niger: Insights from the Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Grid
No: WP-2019-039 Author: Erin Lentz, Elizabeth Bageant, and Sudha Narayanan Title: Empowerment and Nutrition in Niger: Insights from the Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Grid Abstract: We present a novel application of a regression decomposition technique, the Shapley Owen decomposition, to identify the aspects of empowerment associated with undernutrition in Niger. Niger is […]
Working Paper: Equilibrium Real Exchange Rates and Misalignments in Large Emerging Markets: A Re-look through Panel Cointegrating Estimation
No: WP-2020-001 Author: Krittika Banerjee and Ashima Goyal Title: Equilibrium Real Exchange Rates and Misalignments in Large Emerging Markets: A Re-look through Panel Cointegrating Estimation Abstract: Equilibrium real exchange rates (ERERs) of a set of major emerging market economies (EMEs) are estimated in a panel cointegrating equation framework against trade weighted advanced economy […]
Working Paper: Evolution of capital controls on foreign institutional investment in India
No: WP-2019-034 Author: Radhika Pandey, Rajeswari Sengupta, Aatmin Shah, Bhargavi Zaveri Title: Evolution of capital controls on foreign institutional investment in India Abstract: In this paper, we trace the evolution of capital controls on foreign in-stitutional investment in India, by hand constructing a a dataset of legal interventions with respect to foreign institutional […]
Working Paper: Export Competitiveness, Labour Laws, and Gender Differences in Job Dynamics: Analysis of Manufacturing Industries across Indian States
No: WP-2019-035 Author: Purna Banerjee and C. Veeramani Title: Export Competitiveness, Labour Laws, and Gender Differences in Job Dynamics: Analysis of Manufacturing Industries across Indian States Abstract: Increased participation of women in productive employment is a prerequisite for achieving gender equality and other sustainable development goals. Yet, female labour force participation in India, […]
Working Paper: Externalities, Entry Bias and Optimal Subsidy Policy in Oligopoly
No: WP-2019-028 AUTHOR: Rupayan Pal and Ruichao Song TITLE: Externalities, Entry Bias and Optimal Subsidy Policy in Oligopoly Abstract : This article analyses alternative subsidy schemes and long-run entry bias in a new industry that creates positive environmental externalities. It demonstrates that per unit subsidy scheme, despite attracting fewer firms, results […]
Working Paper: Firms’ Intrinsic Motivation and Environmentalism: blessing or burden?
Author: Madhuparna Ganguly Title: Firms’ Intrinsic Motivation and Environmentalism: blessing or burden? Abstract: This paper analyzes the implications of firms’ intrinsic valuation for proenvironmental production on technology adoption and signaling outcome when adopting acostly pollution-free technology does not favour profit despite consumers’ higher willingness to pay for the environment-friendly product. As growing environmental awareness […]
