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Journal Article November 25, 2022

Book chapter | Safety Trends and Reporting of Crime (SATARC): A Crime Victimisation Survey

A pioneering study of crime victimisation in India that brings together 8 authors and 5 rigorous empirical analyses that evaluate public perceptions of safety and security and the performance of the police.

Paper November 18, 2022

Prioritising Rule of Law and Police Reform in India

By Tvesha Sippy, Priya Vedavalli, Avanti Durani & Neha Sinha

In first of a two-part series, we take a look at what is needed to strengthen the rule of law system in India, with a particular focus on better policing.

Op-ed November 15, 2022

Opinion | Why the monetary policy committee should slow its pace of tightening

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Comparisons with targets and past 10-year averages show inflation in India is less of an outlier than in many rich economies. The MPC needs to figure out whether it wants to use the interest rate solely to target inflation.

Op-ed November 1, 2022

Why inflation usually retreats at a far slower pace than it goes up

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

There is no doubt that what most large economies are experiencing today is an inflation surge that will take its time to dissipate. The disinflation process is on average about three times longer than the inflation surge.

Blog October 28, 2022

What is the Centre for Rapid Insights?

By Neha Sinha

The Centre for Rapid Insights provides quick, data driven insights into economic development, public service delivery and governance in India.

Op-ed October 18, 2022

Opinion | The exchange rate will soon have to play a bigger adjustment role

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

The rupee’s dollar value has only two of four determinants in its favour and will need more flexibility to ease other pressures.

Blog October 12, 2022

India’s poor road safety record and what we can do about it

By Milo Rees Roberts

India’s highways make up 5% of its roads, but account for 61% of road accidents, revealing an urgent need for more stringent road safety measures.

Blog October 7, 2022

The economic limits of cryptocurrencies

By Sharmadha Srinivasan & Dr. Hemant Adarkar

Cryptocurrencies’ inherent limitations make it unlikely that they will achieve mass adoption and threaten monetary stability

Op-ed October 5, 2022

Opinion | Will India’s recovery in consumer demand hold?

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

A lower share of wages in the national income, persistent inflation, and a whittling down of financial savings accumulated during Covid can lead to weakening consumer demand, writes Niranjan Rajadhyaksha.

Report October 3, 2022

India Infrastructure Report: Making Housing Affordable

By Kshitij Batra, Sahil Gandhi, Pritika Hingorani, Swapnil Bhandari, Meenaz Munshi, Vaidehi Tandel, Harshita Agrawal & Rohan Shridhar

This report examines issues plaguing the housing supply chain in India, from acquisition of land, getting requisite approvals for construction, to creating incentives for providing rental housing.

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