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Shankar Acharya

Shankar Acharya

Shankar Acharya

Shankar Acharya is a veteran economist and the chancellor of Andhra Pradesh Central University. He served as India's longest-serving chief economic advisor (CEA), advising three successive finance ministers: (Late) Dr Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram, and Yashwant Sinha over a span of eight years. He also served as a member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). He has also worked at the World Bank, where he led the team for the World Development Report 1979 and later served as a research advisor to the Bank. He has a Ph.D from Harvard University and a B.A. from Oxford University.

Shankar Acharya is a veteran economist and the chancellor of Andhra Pradesh Central University. He served as India's longest-serving chief economic advisor (CEA), advising three successive finance ministers: (Late) Dr Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram, and Yashwant Sinha over a span of eight years. He also served as a member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). He has also worked at the World Bank, where he led the team for the World Development Report 1979 and later served as a research advisor to the Bank. He has a Ph.D from Harvard University and a B.A. from Oxford University.

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Shankar Acharya: Malthus at the heart of India

Six states hold the key to India realising the demographic dividend

Shankar Acharya: Malthus at the heart of India
Updated On : 12 Oct 2016 | 10:02 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: Deglobalisation - The decisive decade?

Although the returns from outward-looking policies are less today, substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives

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Updated On : 13 Sep 2016 | 10:34 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: One-eyed king?

The inconvenient truth is fairly straightforward. India is still a very populous and poor country

Shankar Acharya: One-eyed king?
Updated On : 11 Aug 2016 | 12:02 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: Economists in India - endangered species?

With progressive 'encadrement', the pipeline for good economists in government has broken and a reversal seems impossible

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Updated On : 13 Jul 2016 | 11:31 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: Why India won't grow at 8% plus

Ten reasons why we will find it difficult to revert to the high growth rate of previous years

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Updated On : 27 Jun 2016 | 5:34 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: A tiger cub in the neighbourhood?

A great deal needs to be done quickly & systematically if Myanmar is to realise its potential for agricultural growth

Shankar Acharya: A tiger cub in the neighbourhood?
Updated On : 11 May 2016 | 10:03 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: Myanmar's historic election

Now, with the election won, Ms Suu Kyi and the NLD face the challenge of successfully managing the transition to democracy

Shankar Acharya: Myanmar's historic election
Updated On : 09 Dec 2015 | 9:55 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: BoP - Beware complacency

The crisis two years ago was in the making for several years

Shankar Acharya: BoP - Beware complacency
Updated On : 07 Oct 2015 | 11:38 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: Economic reforms losing momentum?

There is a sense of drift in economic policy

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Updated On : 09 Sep 2015 | 10:32 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: The top dozen of the last 50

The most important global economic and political trends and events since 1965

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Updated On : 12 Aug 2015 | 10:26 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: Burden of legacies

The 10 biggest policy mistakes of the past that have yet to be dealt with

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Updated On : 08 Jul 2015 | 10:52 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: On balance, a good year

The Modi government's first year was certainly better in terms of economic policy initiatives than any of the 10 under the previous government

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Updated On : 18 May 2015 | 12:48 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: How fast is India growing?

The puzzle regarding the new estimates of national income and growth is a strictly 'made-in-CSO' conundrum

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Updated On : 08 Apr 2015 | 10:15 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: Budget 2015-16: above average

Eventually, Budget's grade will depend upon implementation

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Updated On : 12 Mar 2015 | 10:51 AM IST

Shankar Acharya: Priorities for Budget 2015-16

The four areas that the Narendra Modi government should focus on in its 'first real Budget'

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2015 | 10:16 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: Looking back (2014) and forth (2015)

Given global and local economic stresses, the outlook for India is not a resounding vindication of 'acche din'

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2015 | 9:54 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: Politics, priorities and policies

If the government pursues three politically inspired goals - more jobs, less inflation and better public services - it will also likely have made good economic policy

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Updated On : 10 Dec 2014 | 10:15 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: Six months on

A preliminary stocktaking of the Narendra Modi-led government

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Updated On : 12 Nov 2014 | 9:54 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: Where is Team Modi?

The success of the government will depend substantially on the quality of its team of key ministers, officials and advisors

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Updated On : 08 Oct 2014 | 9:57 PM IST

Shankar Acharya: The National Development Policy Commission

What should replace the Planning Commission?

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Updated On : 10 Sep 2014 | 9:54 PM IST