IGIDR Welcomes visiting students as part of Summer@IGIDR, the Visiting Students Program for 2019 The Visiting Students Program (VSP) at the IGIDR was initiated in 2007 and aims to provide a platform for students to get a flavour of economics research in […]
(Sponsored by Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai (IGIDR)Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)) January 8-9, 2019 Venue: Seanza Conference Room, IGIDR Conference Website…. Important information for participants: Click here Organizing Committee: R. Nagaraj and Sripad Motiram Secretariat: Ms. Jayshree Borkar. Tel: +91-22-28416586. E-mail: jayshree@igidr.ac.in Day 1: January […]
Title: Globalization, structural change and interregional productivity growth in the emerging countries. By Dr. Jagannath Mallick,Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore. Date & Hour: 31-December-2018, 4:00 pm Venue: Seminar Hall 1 Abstract: The aim of this paper is to contribute to the debate on the structural change effects or […]
Title: Measuring sovereign risk in peripheral euro area countries with contingent claim models: A comparison with traditional indicators By: Dr. Manish Kumar Singh (University of Barcelona, Spain) Date & Hour: 26-December-2018, 4:00 pm Venue: Seminar Hall 1 Abstract: This paper proposes a modified contingent claims model that incorporates the priority structure of creditors to measure and monitor sovereign […]
The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) is pleased to announce its 60th Annual Conference to be held in Mumbai during 19-21 December 2018. This Conference which commemorates the Diamond Jubilee year of the formation of ISLE is being organised by the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai. […]
Title: Global financial and Macro Fragility and Emerging Markets precautionary strategies By:Professor Joshua Aizenman, University of Southern California and National Bureau of Economic Research, USA. Date & Hour:17-December-2018, 4:00 pm Venue:Seminar Hall 1,IGIDR.Mumbai
NO : WP-2018-026 AUTHOR : S. Mahendra Dev TITLE :TRANSFORMATION OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE? Growth,Inclusiveness and Sustainability ABSTRACT : There are three goals of agricultural development in India. These are: (a) achieving high growth by raising productivity; (b) inclusiveness by focusing on lagging regions, small farmers and women; and (c) sustainability of […]
NO : WP-2018-025 AUTHOR : D.M.Nachane TITLE :TIME-VARYING SPECTRAL ANALYSIS : THEORY AND APPLICATIONS ABSTRACT : Non-stationary time series are a frequently observed phenomenon in several applied fields, particularly physics, engineering and economics. The conventional way of analysing such series has been via stationarity inducing filters. This can interfere with the […]
NO : WP-2018-024 AUTHOR : Swapnil Sharma TITLE : Competition in Two Sided Markets with Congestion ABSTRACT : Two sided markets involve two groups of agents who interact via “platforms”. This paper analyses competition in a two sided market with congestion. The existing literature’s on pricing mechanisms of two-sided markets has […]
NO : WP-2018-023 AUTHOR : Varun Kumar Das TITLE : Looking Beyond the Farm and Household: Determinants of On-farm Diversification in India ABSTRACT : This paper analyses the factors affecting on-farm diversification decision. Notwithstanding the influence of farm and household conditions, studies have also highlighted the role of external pull […]
