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This NCAER research study commissioned by the Ministry of Human Resource Development was undertaken with the primary objective of examining parallel import restrictions and outline the issues of concern for the producers of copyright material who import their own or their subsidiaries’ goods produced abroad, and equally important, to outline the concerns of the consumers...   Read More

There has been a long tradition in India of large business groups endowing academic and research institutions but in recent years a new trend seems to be emerging. A few days ago Nandan and Rohini Nilekani contributed Rs 50 crore to the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) a sizeable amount by any standards the interest from...   Read More

After receiving one of the largest private gifts to an independent research body in India the National Council of Applied Economic Research plans new study initiatives to redevelop its campus and so on. Director General Shekhar Shah talks to Somesh Jha about these plans and the problems such think tanks face in India. Edited excerpts:...   Read More

In what is one of the largest private gifts to an independent economics research organisation in the country Nandan and Rohini Nilekani have gifted Rs 50 crore (around $8.08 million) to the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) from their personal wealth. The funds will be used to fund a new India Centre of...   Read More

Prices: Inflationary Expectations The spectre of inflation continues to haunt India. Gender: Gender Educational Gap: Evidence from India Significant empirical evidence exists which show that increase in educational attainment has a positive impact on both economic growth and development. Information, Communication and Technology (ICT): e-Governance: Smart Government for Smart People As an increasingly assertive populace...   Read More

NEW DELHI: In a bid to foster deeper ties with Indian academic institutions and think tanks The University of Michigan inked partnerships with The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and AIIMS in New Delhi last week. The five-year MoU between NCAER and the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center (SRC) is aimed at...   Read More

External: China's Third Booster China posted impressive economic growth between 1990 and 2012. Poverty: Is MNREGA Benefiting the Rural Poor? Enacted in 2005 and launched on February 2, 2006 the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) is aimed at providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to...   Read More

Rachna Sharma Never mind what surveys might say about Indians being among the happiest people on earth. A country that's home to a third of the world's poor must almost by definition have quite a large number of people who are pretty miserable; at least in terms of economic well-being. This is where the Misery...   Read More

 Forecast: Re-assessing the Macroeconomic Scene for 2013–14   The economic fundamentals of the Indian economy continue to remain weak despite several policy initiatives taken by the government during the past few months. Business Expectations: Lower Business Confidence in September 2013 The 86th round of the Business Expectations Survey carried out in the second quarter of...   Read More

Bountiful rain has had a positive impact on agricultural growth but it will not be enough to pull up the rest of the economy which is suffering from a lack of confidence, high inflation, dismal domestic scenario and uncertain external scenario. Predictably growth rates have been revised onwards.  

The goal in this paper is to correct growing regional imbalances within India. One way of doing that was to integrate some of the more remote border areas with neighbouring areas in other countries. .  Darjeeling borders Illam and Jhapa, the centres of tea production in Nepal. In Rangpur divison of Bangladesh, Panchagarh district produces...   Read More

Macro: A Tale of Two Districts The intent in this article is to highlight regional imbalances within India using district-level data. Tourism: Tourism Profile of Madhya Pradesh A major economic activity, highly employment-oriented and a huge source of foreign exchange, tourism world-wide today has a 10 per cent share in world GDP which is more...   Read More