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Govindraj Ethiraj, financial journalist talks to Bornali Bhandari, Professor at the National Council of Applied Economic Research.  [04:21] Why are gig workers, including food delivery staff, graduate degree holders? What does this say about their mobility and the relative power of the degree? The NCAER a few weeks ago released a survey titled Socio Economic...   Read More

Nivedita V talks to Bornali Bhandari, Professor at NCAER about the gig economy, highlighting differences between part-time and full-time workers, as well as workers in different cities. In this State of the Economy podcast, Nivedita discusses the world of gig workers and the challenges they face in obtaining social security. Joined by Professor Bornali Bhandari...   Read More

The lasting legacy of the G20 summit would be its attempt to mainstream a gender-responsive perspective. The just concluded G20 summit in India and its reiteration of gender empowerment through the implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provides an apposite backdrop for examining the pace and progress of this empowerment in the host...   Read More

However, WTO’s tariff moratorium on digital transmission must continue for the countries of the Global South, such as India, to become major players. The crucial role of digital technologies was brought out during the Covid period. So to tap their full potential is one of G20’s primary agendas. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’ (MSME) adoption...   Read More

In the recent Jackson Hole Conference, the Central Bank governors of the US, Europe, and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to inflation targets of 2 percent. They resolved to continue raising the policy rates and keeping them “higher for longer”, in pursuit of this target. The subtext of their speeches contained important nuances. First, inflation rates...   Read More

The conceptualisation of financial autonomy was such a prescient aspect of the scheme that it immediately forged a bond with the target audience, exhibiting results from the very day of the launch. When the American author, public figure, and civil servant Clare Booth Luce asserted in the mid-twentieth century, “A woman’s best protection is a...   Read More

Overhauls to multilateral development banks could be a lasting legacy of India’s G20 presidency. Reforming the multilateral development banks (MDBs) is an important aspect of the global reforms agenda under India’s G20 presidency. The World Bank Group (WBG), as the largest MDB, is the most prominent candidate for such reforms. By taking a lead in...   Read More

Though it will have little impact on exports to EU, India must oppose this trade-discriminatory move. While the world is grappling with finding finance for energy transition towards low carbon pathway, European Commission has announced a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as a part of its Green Deal (or Fit for package 55). EU’s CBAM,...   Read More

Debt is projected to increase by the largest amount in the same states that are currently the most heavily indebted. At 28 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), states account for nearly a third of the total debt of Indian governments. (The central government accounts for the rest.) In coming years, the share of...   Read More