NO : WP-2026-007 AUTHOR :Anjali Sharma and Rajeswari Sengupta TITLE : Timing Matters: Creditor Incentives and Delayed Admission under India’s IBC ABSTRACT : This paper examines how different classes of creditors use India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), with a focus on the timing of insolvency initiation. Using a novel dataset that combines firm-level […]
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NO : WP-2025-015 AUTHOR : Sumana Kundu TITLE : Undertreatment in credence goods markets: when does a no liability rule outperform? ABSTRACT : Undertreatment, i.e., providing a minor treatment for a serious problem, may provide a partial benefit or may further worsen the actual condition. This paper studies the implications of undertreatment on […]
US Tariff Shocks and India–US Trade Negotiations: Balancing Strategic Design and Agricultural Sensitivities by Himanshu Jaiswal and A. Ganesh-Kumar
NO : WP-2025-024 AUTHOR : Himanshu Jaiswal and A. Ganesh-Kumar TITLE : US Tariff Shocks and India–US Trade Negotiations: Balancing Strategic Design and Agricultural Sensitivities ABSTRACT : This study evaluates the economic implications of recent US tariff escalations, centered on the “7th and 27th August Tariff Shock”, and examines India’s strategic options in responding […]
Weather shocks, economic growth and damage function for India: A varying coefficient semi-parametric approach
NO : WP-2024-021 AUTHOR : Pratik Thakkar and Kausik Gangopadhyay TITLE : Weather shocks, economic growth and damage function for India: A varying coefficient semi-parametric approach Abstract Weather shocks associated with global climate change engender substantial damages, in the order of multi-billion dollars annually, to the Indian economy. Using data from 33 states […]
When Low Scores Don’t Tell the Full Story: A Composite Indicator of Student Achievement by Japneet Kaur
NO : WP-2025-008 AUTHOR : Japneet Kaur TITLE : When Low Scores Don’t Tell the Full Story: A Composite Indicator of Student Achievement ABSTRACT : This paper introduces a new composite indicator of student achievement, grounded in an axiomatic framework. Unlike conventional measures that assign equal weight to all subjects, our index applies […]
Women’s Access to a Bank Account and Household Multidimensional Poverty in Rural India by Varsha Vaishnav and Srijit Mishra
NO : WP-2025-022 AUTHOR : Varsha Vaishnav and Srijit Mishra TITLE : Women’s Access to a Bank Account and Household Multidimensional Poverty in Rural India ABSTRACT : Women’s access to financial resources is not only intrinsically important but also has instrumental relevance for household well-being. To shed light on this issue, this study examines […]
