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12-Feb-2020 | Shankar Acharya
The four key features of the Budget: Context, transparency, expansionary and protectionist
09-Jan-2020 | Shankar Acharya
Shadows of the events in 2019 will loom large over the world and India
12-Dec-2019 | Shankar Acharya
India's exports are held back more by our inadequate policies than by any stagnation in world trade
18-Nov-2019 | Shankar Acharya
Economic slowdown is only partially to blame for the rise in unemployment. The principal reason is weak policies
09-Oct-2019 | Shankar Acharya
Reduced rates will have little impact in the short run, but could have a significant positive impact on growth in the medium term
11-Sep-2019 | Shankar Acharya
Given India's policy and institutional constraints, it will be difficult to significantly accelerate economic growth from present rates
08-Aug-2019 | Shankar Acharya
With corporate earnings not meeting expectations and automobile sales plunging in July 2019, the story could get uglier
10-Jul-2019 | Shankar Acharya
There is little in the Budget to provide the necessary growth impetus to take the economy to $5 trillion
13-Jun-2019 | Shankar Acharya
With key macro indicators flashing amber or red, business as usual is not an option
08-May-2019 | Shankar Acharya
In 1980, Indonesia was the most prosperous. Today, China is streets ahead of the rest
10-Apr-2019 | Shankar Acharya
It will have to contend with some key challenges that do not figure in the election manifestos
13-Feb-2019 | Shankar Acharya
We must improve our statistical systems or be condemned to make policy in the smoky haze of inadequate and politically filtered data
09-Jan-2019 | Shankar Acharya
The challenges of growth and job-creation in 2019 look quite daunting
12-Dec-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Without serious and systemic education reforms by the central and state governments, the future looks dark
14-Nov-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Future growth in output, incomes and employment will depend on how macro, financial and regulatory issues are handled now
10-Oct-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Even relatively moderate tariffs of around 20 per cent can be highly protective and distortionary
08-Aug-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Import tariffs discourage trade; they do not reduce the trade deficit or foster a competitive manufacturing sector
12-Jul-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Govt should let the rupee depreciate, speed up GST refunds, maintain fiscal prudence, persevere with IBC and avoid policy mistakes
14-Jun-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Mr Trump's actions on trade, foreign policy and global public goods pose a new kind of threat to the liberal international economic order
10-May-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Trends in the ingredients of the 'noughties' growth surge do not augur well for sustained 8 per cent plus growth in the future
12-Apr-2018 | Shankar Acharya
India's prospects for rapid increase in human capital are hobbled by the state of our education systems
08-Feb-2018 | Shankar Acharya
The inescapable inference is that govt now finds it extremely difficult to get the deficit down to 3%
10-Jan-2018 | Shankar Acharya
Troubles in the global order are real, even if they are not yet reflected in current, buoyant GDP trends
13-Dec-2017 | Shankar Acharya
These are likely to continue to be challenges for the economy in the coming year
11-Oct-2017 | Shankar Acharya
Sorting out the flaws in GST, exchange rate depreciation and avoiding fiscal slippages should be the top priorities for the government
