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Op-ed June 14, 2024

Opinion | RBI’s digital rupee must leap over many hurdles for wider adoption

By Nikita Kwatra & Khushi Baldota

“From an end-user perspective, the e-rupee offers no obvious added value.”

Blog June 5, 2024

Developing Adaptable and Accountable Social Assistance Programmes

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Intermediaries make delivery systems adaptable and accessible. However, the risks associated with excess discretion persist, warranting more robust mechanisms to foster accountability.

Op-ed May 1, 2024

Opinion | Reimagining how the Indian state works

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Building state capacity, a slightly fuzzy term that has grown in popularity in the development discourse, is not an easy task.

Report April 29, 2024

Leveraging Digital Public Infrastructure to Build More Inclusive Social Welfare Systems

By Nikita Kwatra, Priya Vedavalli, Sharmadha Srinivasan & Vikram Sinha

Digital ID systems allow residents of a country to have verifiable, non-falsifiable proof of identity, creating a mechanism for establishing trust – a rare commodity in LMICs

Op-ed January 24, 2024

Opinion | Economic forecasts have again had their reliability questioned

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Two alternatives are worth considering—as complements to rather than replacements for the existing statistical models that economists use.

Op-ed January 10, 2024

Opinion | India’s fiscal policy over the past five years has much to commend it

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

This is a good time to look back at the five years of fiscal policy steered by India’s Finance Minister

Op-ed December 12, 2023

Opinion | Public goods aid poverty reduction but it needs sustained economic growth too

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

India has seen two huge (and necessary) debates on the extent of poverty, the first around the turn of the century, followed by a more recent one after the pandemic.

Op-ed October 31, 2023

Opinion | A sustained consumption boom is far from assured yet

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

India has seen a recovery led by profits rather than wages even as private investment remains weak.

Publications

Opinion | RBI’s digital rupee must leap over many hurdles for wider adoption

Developing Adaptable and Accountable Social Assistance Programmes

Opinion | Reimagining how the Indian state works

Leveraging Digital Public Infrastructure to Build More Inclusive Social Welfare Systems

Opinion | Economic forecasts have again had their reliability questioned

Opinion | India’s fiscal policy over the past five years has much to commend it

Opinion | Public goods aid poverty reduction but it needs sustained economic growth too

Opinion | A sustained consumption boom is far from assured yet

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