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Paper November 23, 2016

India’s Curious Case of Economic Divergence

Economic theory suggests that we should observe convergence in income per capita among countries or within regions in a large federal country.

Op-ed October 7, 2016

Opinion| For a True Picture of Crime and Public Safety

By Renuka Sane

Crime Victimisation Surveys can step in to fill the gaps by estimating the true law and order experience of people.

Paper December 14, 2015

IDFC-U Roundtable on “Facilitating an Easy Market for Affordable Housing Development”

IDFC Institute hosted a private roundtable on “Facilitating an Easy Market for Affordable Housing Development in India” with developers, financiers, policy experts, and academics

Blog November 9, 2015

Development Driven Politics

By Avanti Durani

A Corporate entity won the village panchayat election held in India defeating mainstream BJP and Congress parties.

Paper November 1, 2015

Impact of Inflation on Electoral Outcomes in India

By Praveen Chakravarty

The established wisdom is that inflation and prices play a significant role in Indian voter behavior.

Paper May 7, 2014

Vulnerabilities of Institutional Checks in Indian Federalism: The Case of the Adarsh Society Scam in Mumbai

By Vaidehi Tandel & Sahil Gandhi

We demonstrate, by studying the Adarsh scam, the vulnerabilities of checks and balances.

Paper April 1, 2014

Re-thinking urban planning in India: Learning from the wedge between the de jure and de facto development in Mumbai

By Vaidehi Tandel & Sahil Gandhi

Through an empirical study of an area in the suburbs of Mumbai (India), this paper shows the wedge between planned and actual land use and discusses the reasons for this dichotomy.

Paper February 1, 2014

Real Estate Prices in Mumbai: Does the Metro Rail Have an Impact?

By Vaidehi Tandel & Sahil Gandhi

The paper estimates the impact of various neighbourhood, spatial, and externality factors on residential prices in Mumbai.

Paper November 3, 2013

Revisiting the Real Estate Bill, 2013

By Vaidehi Tandel & Sahil Gandhi

The central government has introduced the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013, which sets up a regulatory authority to protect consumers as well as promote the real estate sector.

Paper December 14, 2012

Decline of rental housing in India: The case of Mumbai

By Vaidehi Tandel & Sahil Gandhi

This paper assesses the impact of rent control for Mumbai, where it has created a shortfall in formal, affordable rental housing and contributed to distortions in the land market

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