NO : WP-2024-006 AUTHOR : Gopakumar Achuthankutty TITLE : STRATEGY-PROOF MULTINARY GROUP IDENTIFICATION ABSTRACT : This paper explores the incentive properties of Collective Identity Functions (CIFs) in multinary group identification problems. Building on Cho and Saporiti (2020), we show that one-vote rules (Miller (2008), Cho and Ju (2017)) are manipulable. Additionally, we establish […]
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Temperature shock and economic growth: Does spillover effect hurt more?
NO : WP-2023-014 AUTHOR : Pratik Thakkar, Kausik Gangopadhyay and Rupayan Pal TITLE : Temperature shock and economic growth: Does spillover effect hurt more? ABSTRACT : In a trade-connected world, an adverse impact on economic growth on account of temperature shock in one economy may have a spillover effect on other economies. The […]
The Effects of Population Growth on Patents and Economic Growth Dynamics
NO : WP-2023-05 AUTHOR : Rudra Narayan Kushwaha and Taniya Ghosh TITLE : The Effects of Population Growth on Patents and Economic Growth Dynamics ABSTRACT : The paper analyzes how patent-economic growth relationship changes as population dynamics change. The literature on this relationship has not focused on the role of […]
The Indian economy in the post-pandemic world: Opportunities and Challenges
NO : WP-2023-06 AUTHOR : S. Mahendra Dev (ICFAI) and Rajeswari Sengupta (IGIDR) TITLE : The Indian economy in the post-pandemic world: Opportunities and Challenges ABSTRACT : In this descriptive study we first analyse what the medium term future looks like for the Indian economy in a post-pandemic world, both […]
The journey of inflation targeting in India
NO : WP-2024-022 AUTHOR : Radhika Pandey, Ila Patnaik and Rajeswari Sengupta TITLE : The journey of inflation targeting in India ABSTRACT : It has been eight years since India adopted the inflation targeting (IT) framework for its monetary policy. In this paper we present a comprehensive analysis of the IT regime, addressing […]
The Neglected Contributions of R.G.Hawtrey to Macroeconomics
NO : WP-2024-009 AUTHOR : D.M.Nachane TITLE : The Neglected Contributions of R.G.Hawtrey to Macroeconomics ABSTRACT : In the inter war years (1919-39) macroeconomics was at the forefront of attention of both thinkers as well as policymakers. This paper focuses on Hawtrey, one of the major economists of that period whose contemporary influence […]
Trade War and Some Policy Alternatives for India by Himanshu Jaiswal and A. Ganesh-Kumar
NO : WP-2025-004 AUTHOR : Himanshu Jaiswal and A. Ganesh-Kumar TITLE : Trade War and Some Policy Alternatives for India ABSTRACT : The trade war initiated by the US through inappropriate tariffs against its trading partners is not justified on several grounds. The President of the US has accused its trading partners several […]
Unwatering the Fields: Analyzing Incentives for Crop Diversification amid Groundwater Crisis in India by Disha Gupta and Archisman Mitra
NO : WP-2025-002 AUTHOR : Disha Gupta and Archisman Mitra TITLE : Unwatering the Fields: Analyzing Incentives for Crop Diversification amid Groundwater Crisis in India ABSTRACT : Groundwater depletion has become a serious concern in north-western India, particularly in Punjab and Haryana, largely due to the dominance of paddy cultivation and unsustainable irrigation […]
Women Director Interlocks and Firm Performance: Evidence from India
NO : WP-2023-016 AUTHOR : Shreya Biswas, Jayati Sarkar, Ekta Selarka TITLE : Women Director Interlocks and Firm Performance:Evidence from India ABSTRACT : This paper empirically examines the impact of network ties of women directors on firm value and sheds light on the unaddressed issue of whether such ties can serve as one […]
Dumping Concerns amid Trade War and India-US Trade Deal
NO : WP-2025-011 AUTHOR : Himanshu Jaiswal and A. Ganesh-Kumar TITLE : Dumping Concerns amid Trade War and India-US Trade Deal ABSTRACT : The trade war initiated by the US has taken several twists. Now, the US imposes a baseline tariff on almost all countries, while the tariff fight between China and the […]
