Page 8 - Economists

Domain experts rank lower than ex-finance secys as state economic advisors

While CMs have allowed former officers to explore both revenue and expenditure depts in their role as advisors, all states have limited the remit of economists to that of only expenditure

India's data deficiency

Govt should collect and release timely economic data

Tax cuts for individuals, companies needed to boost demand, say economists

While the measures announced on Monday are focussed more on the supply side, these steps would take a lot of time to move the needle for the economy

Ex-CEA Arvind Subramanian to join Brown University as senior fellow

Subramanian was appointed as the chief economic advisor to the government on October 16, 2014, for a period of three years. He was given an extension in 2017.

Do top economics journals hold women authors to higher standards than men?

Since 1990, women comprise "only 11 per cent of all authors published in top economic journals" even though they make up between 20-30 per cent of the total number of economists

What the oversupply of social science PhDs means for universities

Will universities continue to offer permanent faculty positions as they offer courses remotely, asks TCA Srinivasa Raghavan.

Keeping pace with Karthik Muralidharan, the 'Shinkansen' economist

Anjuli Bhargava races to keep pace with Muralidharan's breakneck speed train of thought on effective governance

Budget's transparency on numbers to enthuse rating agencies: SBI economists

The budget redefines fiscal rules because it adds off-balance sheet items to the headline deficit, a note said adding that consolidation of finances is a pragmatic move

Budget does not address inequities, bold for its fiscal stance: Economists

Economists called the budget 'bold'

Shape of economic recovery may end up coming from another alphabet

Zeroing in on the alphabet that best describes the unprecedented economic upheaval

Ease fiscal consolidation in Budget, hike health spend, economists urge FM

Also call for efforts to enhance exports, build farm infrastructure

India needs economists to usher in reforms

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, writes Jayanta Roy

Google honours Sir W Arthur Lewis: All you need to know about the economist

Lewis served as an economic advisor to numerous African and Caribbean governments, namely - Nigeria, Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados

Sharp 23.9% GDP fall in Q1 will take at least a year to recover: Economists

Current year will continue with a drop of 7-7.5% which is lower than the earlier anticipated 10%

An economist's feminist journey

Book review of The Brass Notebook

China's next economic transition: What economists say about the 5-year plan

Economists zeroed in on China's focus on quality economic growth and its technology ambitions in the 14th five-year plan released Thursday.

Economists are starting to think like engineers

No longer is economic theory merely a glorified way of using mathematics to tell allegories about the world- now it has practical engineering applications

Economics Nobel shows that economists are starting to think like engineers

Most economic theories are basically mathematical parables. Although they're written in equations, the variables in those equations only loosely correspond to real-world things that we can measure

Remembering Subir Gokarn: The big-frame economist who loved the little things

While his ability to connect the dots is well-known, CRISIL Chief Economist Dharmakirti Joshi recounts Gokarn's love for food and travel, besides other lesser known facets of the man