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Amend the FRBM Act, and spend more now

Not amending the Act is one of the sources of the paralysis in economic policy today. It ensures that the…
After Covid-19: Potential Challenges for Kerala’s Economy

While Kerala’s human development achievements are indeed noteworthy and could serve as a model of sorts for much of the…
Financing the Covid-19 economic package

For the moment, the government should seriously consider the money financing route as funding the deficit will raise interest rates.…
The economic package unpacked

The conclusion is that the government is keen on signalling fiscal prudence by sticking as far as possible to the…
The Coronavirus Pandemic: Are we ready for the long haul?

With nationwide lockdown and high unpredictability during COVID-19, this policy brief recommends a forward-looking relief package. The authors suggest disbursement…
To Rebuild the Economy, India Needs to Be Atmanirbhar in Ideas

In a striking demonstration of what can go wrong if we do not keep our own counsel, today India finds…
In the belly of the beast: Montek Singh Ahluwalia and economic policy-making

Lodged as he was in the belly of the beast, Ahluwalia narrates the developments in economic policy for about 25…
To revive the economy, Modi must turn to maximum government

The economic package announced by the finance minister in mid-May was not a stimulus, as it does not inject demand…
Macroeconomic Consequeces of COVID-19

The response of the Government of India to the likely COVID-induced recession is incommensurate. Assuming production is spread evenly across…
Adopting a public systems approach to COVID-19

So, States of India harbouring greater wealth than most have registered a higher mortality rate from COVID-19 even as some…
AtmaNirbhar Bharat

I do not see the economic package unvelied by the PM contributing significantly even to a revival of the economy…
How to pay for the stimulus

The media has recently reported some economists responding to the suggestion of money financing with the Friedmanesque quip “there ain’t…
Living with the earth in Kerala

It is useful to recall the belief that Kerala was named for its geography…In the 1990s, as mobile telephony was…
The RBI tunes in to the economy

In the recent reconstitution of the Monetary Policy Committee, which conducts monetary policy in India, we can find a refreshing…
Decade Of The POSH Law: Analysis Of Reporting Trends And Low Compliance

The Live Law quotes a CEDA Data Narrative on POSH complaints.
Despite Progress, Why is Female Sterilisation Still the Top Contraceptive?

The Quint quotes a CEDA data narrative on female sterilisation.
Instrument of inclusion

The Millennium Post quotes CEDA’s research in their article.
Most companies in India are too small. This is limiting women’s employment

The Print republishes a CEDA data narrative on the size of an organisation and the share of women it employs.
Does the size of an organisation have any link to the share of women it employs? – BehanBox

Behanbox republishes a CEDA data narrative on the size of an organisation and the share of women it employs.
Bridging the care deficit

The Hindu Business Line quotes a CEDA data narrative in this article on bridging the care deficit.
Reversing the economic reversal

The lockdown was justified on the grounds that lives are more important than livelihoods. But, life having to be lived…