The price of food must figure in the policy
By Pulapre Balakrishnan | 16 December 2021Pulapre Balakrishnan writes in The Hindu that an agricultural policy must ensure that farming is profitable but not at the cost of a high price of food.
A close reading of the NFHS-5, the health of India
By Ashwini Deshpande | 27 November 2021Ashwini Deshpande write in the Hindu that given how little the country spends on health and education as a share of GDP, the improvements seem remarkable
Gender and Labour Markets in South Asia : Feminist Economics Perspectives
By Ashwini Deshpande, Nilanjan Sarkar, Haris Gazdar & Naila Kabeer | 25 November 2021Ashwini Deshpande reflects on factors explaining frequency of entry-exit in women’s labour force participation in India in this panel discussion hosted by South Asia Centre LSE.
The Covid-19 pandemic and gendered division of paid work, domestic chores and leisure.
By Ashwini Deshpande | 17 November 2021Ashwini Deshpande discusses the effects of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic on the gender gaps in paid and unpaid work.
The debacle of demonetisation
By Pulapre Balakrishnan | 16 November 2021Pulapre Balakrishnan writes in the Hindu that five years later, it is clear that the demonetisation policy was neither economically sound nor ethically grounded.