Strategic Discussion on Improving Economics of Sugar Mill and Farmers’ return in U.P.

Home Organisation Choices Publications Perspectives Strategic Discussion on Improving Economics of Sugar Mill and Farmers’ return in U.P. Strategic Discussion on Improving Economics of Sugar Mill and Farmers’ return in U.P. Dynamics of Sugar Industry In India sugarcane crop is cultivated in an area of ~50 lakh hectares, with ~350 million tons of annual production. …

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The Unnamable Present

Home Public Policy Choices Research Publications Reviews & Critiques The Unnamable Present The Unnamable Present by Roberto Calasso, 2019, Allen Lane, London, 2019 This is a challenging book to review – there is this evocative takeaway that keeps resonating with you but is difficult to explain. The fact that writing is not straightforward further complicates…

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Farmers & Existing Agri-chain Players: Strategic Options under Changing Agriculture Landscape

Home Organisation Choices Publications Perspectives Farmers & Existing Agri-chain Players: Strategic Options under Changing Agriculture Landscape Farmers & Existing Agri-chain Players: Strategic Options under Changing Agriculture Landscape  Prologue In a free market economy theoretically, price is determined by demand-supply situation, but in reality, the story is slightly different. Let us take an example, demand of…

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Economic Rebound: An update & mapping demand outlook under scenario of households’ income loss

Home Public Policy Choices Research Publications Analytical Studies Economic Rebound: An update & mapping demand outlook under scenario of households’ income loss Economic Rebound: An update & mapping demand outlook under scenario of households’ income loss Prologue In order to kick start economic growth government is nudging private sector to invest in capacity creation through…

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Economic Rebound: Understanding high impact Sectors in Manufacturing

Home Public Policy Choices Research Publications Analytical Studies Economic Rebound: Understanding high impact Sectors in Manufacturing Economic Rebound: Understanding high impact Sectors in Manufacturing As we know, IIP is a high frequency indicator when compared to quarterly GDP numbers. In this article, IIP information is used to analyze growth in various categories of manufacturing since…

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My Mental Model for Pricing in Labour, Capital and Product Market

Home Organisation Choices Publications Perspectives My Mental Model for Pricing in Labour, Capital and Product Markets My Mental Model for Pricing in Labour, Capital and Product Markets My mental model on prices has evolved through my experience, received knowledge and conversations in the classroom. It has helped me understand different pricing situations and be able…

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Mental Models: How do they help navigate Indeterminate Situations?

Home Organisation Choices Publications Perspectives Mental Models: How do they help navigate Indeterminate Situations? Mental Models: How do they help navigate Indeterminate Situations? Learning and reasoning are among the two most important contributors to the evolution of human society. We learn and reason often consciously, but many a times unconsciously and sub-consciously.  Our choices and…

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The Growth Paradox: Story of India

Home Public Policy Choices Research Publications Analytical Studies The Growth Paradox: Story of India The Growth Paradox: Story of India Consumption have been propping up growth while investments falter. India’s economy, which is primarily driven by private consumption, has been slowing down for last 5 quarters in continuation and these quarterly slowdowns are quite steep[1]. …

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The Growth Paradox: Will cut in repo rate bring back consumption growth?

Home Public Policy Choices Research Publications Analytical Studies The Growth Paradox: Will cut in repo rate bring back consumption growth? The Growth Paradox: Will cut in repo rate bring back consumption growth?   Economy has already been slowing down before nCOVID-19 led disruptions hit it.  India’s economy, after achieving 8.3% growth in FY17 has consistently…

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