Macro & Finance
⏱️ 14 min read
By Dr. Arvind Subramanian & Dr. Raghuram Rajan (Brown & Univ. of Chicago). An empirical evaluation of NPA resolution, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), and private capex recovery.
Development
⏱️ 16 min read
By Prof. Amartya Sen & Prof. Jean Drèze (Harvard & Delhi School of Economics). Contrasting GDP growth metrics with NFHS child nutrition, universal healthcare, and MGNREGA safety nets.
Mobility & Equity
⏱️ 18 min read
By Prof. Raj Chetty, Nathaniel Hendren & John Friedman (Opportunity Insights, Harvard). Longitudinal tax data across 20M children proving childhood neighborhood exposure causal effects.
RCTs & Welfare
⏱️ 15 min read
By Prof. Abhijit Banerjee & Prof. Esther Duflo (MIT - J-PAL). A multi-state randomized trial analyzing direct cash benefits, dietary protein diversity, and zero labor supply distortion.
Institutions
⏱️ 16 min read
By Prof. Daron Acemoglu & Prof. James A. Robinson (MIT & Univ. of Chicago - Nobel Laureates). Instrumental variable estimation using settler mortality to prove institutions drive long-run growth.
Digital Rails
⏱️ 14 min read
By Abdullah Mashud (Darrang College). Primary survey on 350 micro-enterprises analyzing how QR-based cashflow velocity footprints unlock uncollateralized formal bank credit.