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(Co-authored with Balamuraly B)
As states are doing the heavy lifting post-pandemic to enhance public investment, we do expect a hike in the capex transfers to the states in the upcoming Union budget
There is increasing recognition for state finances in the …
Why India needs a Fiscal Council
07/06/2022
(Co-authored with Emmanuel Thomas)
"Fiscal transparency and accountability need to be ensured to create room for market confidence in a high public debt regime. Constituting a Fiscal Council in India is therefore crucial at this juncture to analyse the fiscal risks and to formulate post-pandemic …
(Co-authored with Emmanuel Thomas)
“Fiscal and monetary policy coordination is crucial to sustain the economic recovery. The fact that the wholesale price index (WPI) inflation rate was continuing at two-digit numbers for a year and the CPI has remained above the upper band of 6% …
RBI’s hawkish stance on liquidity
22/04/2022
With inflation rising, a slower monetary policy tightening by RBI could accelerate de-anchoring of inflation expectations. RBI might “bite the bullet” by hiking policy rates in upcoming MPC meetings.
Against the backdrop of mounting global uncertainties emanating from the Ukraine war and the energy price …
Greening monetary policy: Lack of appropriate and adequate tools is an insufficient argument
22/10/2021
India was the first to integrate climate change in inter-governmental fiscal transfers.
Climate change brings risks and uncertainty. How well monetary policy can incorporate these risks and uncertainties is a question many economists ask. There is a broad consensus among economists that fiscal policy can …