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Economy isn't a trained monkey to jump if you lower rates: Aswath Damodaran

New York University professor on why note ban may not destabilise the economy as some experts expect

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Hamsini Karthik
Aswath Damodaran, Professor of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business tells Hamsini Karthik that demonetisation is unlikely to destabilise the economy as expected by some experts and low interest won't do much to bring back economic growth. He also said that because of globalisation, the risk premium of emerging markets has halved and that Trump's policies will matter more for India and China than for the US. Edited excerpts of an interview on the sidelines of Duff & Phelps Valuation Forum:

Equity returns worldwide are becoming anaemic, and more so, in India. With growth getting pushed further,