Background The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) is India's oldest and largest independent, non-profit, economic research institute. It does grant-funded research, commissioned studies for governments and industry, and is one of the few think tanks globally that also collect primary data. NCAER with its consortium partners, University of Maryland and University of Michigan, has recently... Read More
NCAER invited a talk by Dr Paul Gruenwald on “China’s Belt and Road Initiative: What will determine its success?” Gruenwald is Chief Economist at S&P Global Ratings, Singapore. The seminar was attended by NCAER Research team and invited scholars. In his presentation. Gruenwald discussed China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which is an ambitious plan aimed at... Read More
The NCAER-National Data Innovation Centre (NDIC) and Institute for Financial Management Research-India Initiative for What Works (IFMR-IIWW) jointly organised an initiative called Kathopakathan (conversation) on Women’s Economic Empowerment at the Viceregal Hall, The Claridges, New Delhi, on March 24, 2018. NCAER-NDIC seeks to develop innovative approaches to collecting data for development, including data on gender, while IFMR-IIWW focuses... Read More
A brainstorming session on ‘Methodologies for Collection of Time Use Data’, organised by NCAER’s newly set up National Data Innovation Centre (NDIC), was held at NCAER, New Delhi, on January 12, 2018. Apart from Shekhar Shah, Director-General, NCAER, and Sonalde Desai, Senior Fellow, NCAER and Director of NCAER’s newly set up National Data Innovation Centre... Read More
Dr Poonam Gupta, Senior Economist, World Bank, presented an update on the Indian Economy, at this seminar held at NCAER. World Bank’s India Development Update notes that aided by reform measures and a supportive external environment, the Indian economy seems to have turned the corner with significant improvement in economic outlook. Most indicators point toward improved macroeconomic... Read More