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IGIDR Seminar: Electoral competition with single-plateaued preferences by Dr. Mihir Bhattacharya
Abstract: We consider a model of electoral competition with single-plateaued preferences and characterize the winning set for (i) finite set of voters and (ii) a continuum of voters. We show that the winning set for discrete voters need not divide the set of ‘ideal points’ or mid points of voters into two equal halves. For the continuum of voters with continuous distribution of end points we find that the winning set is a singleton set (not the median voter’s plateau) and the parties converge in equilibrium. We…
Event DetailsIGIDR Seminar: Employing Big Data Analytics in Economics by Dr. Smruti Bulsari (University of Essex)
Date and Time: 4th January, 2023 at 4.15 p.m. (IST) Speaker: Dr. Smruti Bulsari (University of Essex) Venue: Seminar Hall -1 Abstract:- Data science and big data analytics have started occupying important place, when it comes to working with data. Traditionally, in economics research, one begins with formulating hypotheses, based on one’s domain knowledge / existing theories, which are then examined using the relevant data and appropriate statistical / econometric analytical techniques. Data science, on the other hand, begins with extracting data, that is relevant…
Event DetailsIGIDR Seminar: Do the Wealthy Underreport their Income? Using General Election Filings to Study the Income-Wealth Relationship in India by Prof. Ram Singh
Abstract:- We model and estimate the relationship between wealth and reported income for individuals and families across different wealth groups in India. We use a new dataset based on affidavits filed by election contestants, the Forbes List of billionaires, and the statistics published by the Indian Tax Department. We show that the wealthier the individual or the family, the lesser the reported income relative to wealth. On average, a 1% increase in family wealth is associated with a decrease of…
Event DetailsIGIDR Seminar: Segmented Assimilation: A Minority’s Dilemma by Dr. Anuj Bhowmik (ISI, Kolkata)
Abstract:- What factors determine a minority group’s extent/pattern of assimilation with the mainstream population in a country? We study this question in a dynamic multi-generation model, and formalize the sociological theory of segmented assimilation propounded by Port´es and Zhou (1993). Our key assumptions are: there exists cultural heterogeneity within a minority group, minority members can shift their inherited culture traits to an extent, shifting culture traits closer to the mainstream culture increases economic opportunities, benefits from being close to the…
Event DetailsRBI officers training
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research RBI officers training Date : 6 March to 17 March 2023 Venue: Conference Hall, IGIDR
Event DetailsIGIDR Seminar: “Decentralizing the Development-Conservation Trade-off: Evidence from Forestland Diversions in India” by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (Ashoka University)
Abstract:- With rapidly depleting natural resources, governments across the world face the task of balancing economic development with conservation efforts. We study how the governance structure surrounding environmental policy-making, specifically decentralization of natural resource management shapes this trade-off by examining the economic projects in India that required diversion of forest land and were submitted to the Indian government for approval. We compile the universe of proposal submissions and their application outcomes and exploit a policy reform that decentralized the approval…
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