From fiscal goals and meaningful allocations to boosting growth and being accountable, Budget 2020 provides the opportunity for a new narrative.

 

Unlike earlier years, the ‘economics of the government’ is no longer exclusively revealed on Union budget day, where the finance minister would announce new economic …

Identifying innovative sources of financing the deficit is significant to maintain the high human development achievements of the state and also the growth-inducing capital infrastructure formation in Kerala.

 

Recent reports from RBI and Niti Aayog highlight the remarkable achievements of Kerala in education, health and nutrition; …

Violence against women is as much an economic policy issue as a social one. Macroeconmic policy, governance must set the standards for women’s safety.

 

Beyond online activism on #RapeinIndia remarks, it is high time safety and security of women in India receives serious bi-partisan priority. It …

Economists often trace back the institutional linkages between fiscal and monetary authorities to ‘Unpleasant Monetary Arithmetic’ (UMA) of Thomas J Sargent and Neil Wallace. This UMA regime deals with the question of who “dominates” and who gets the “first-mover advantage” in policy decisions to finance the fiscal deficits. The …

The ‘care economy’ is statistically invisible. No effective macro policy coherence is there to ensure and support care economy in India. More often, women as primary caregivers leave the job market to perform the responsibilities, at the peak of their career. This, in turn, can affect economic growth of …