Academic Essays – Page 5 – NICKELED AND DIMED

Quantum Decision Theory Series: #5 Techniques from Quantum Field Theory

This article is the next one in the Quantum Decision Theory Series. In the following article, Professor Sudip Patra describes the two stages of development in the basic quantum theory. He also discusses about the different techniques from Quantum Field Theory.
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Embracing the Positive Obligation of Privacy

Mr.Ashit Kumar Srivastava talks about the role of the Union Government as a ‘Data Fiduciary’ after the Puttuswamy judgment which cements the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Even though it is a negative right demanding non-interference of the State, with the Adhaar initiative, the Author…
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Herding and the Dotcom Bubble

In this article, Sanjana Medipally explores the herd mentality of the stock market by taking a close look at the dot-com bubble. The article looks into this bubble and the impact it had, especially due to the creation of the internet and it’s impact on the growth in the revenue of companies. Read on to…
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Did the ‘Herd Behaviour’ give the East Asian Economies a ride during the Financial Crisis?

This article, Lakshmi Priya analyses the impact of ‘herd behavior’, which is considered to be the quickest decision-making device, on the East Asian financial crisis. Herd behavior, due to constant social influence and social learning from interconnected clusters, is the end process of social learning. The article explains how this herd mentality can lead to…
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Public Policy Series – III

In the following article, the author, Priyam Agarwalla tries to make a point as to how pubic policy making should not be merely seen as a technocratic exercise in form of executive implementation as per (pre)defined rules of the game but must evolve as an interdisciplinary body of knowledge.
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On Revisiting the Invisible Hand Theorem

This paper by Sreejith Sasidharan Nair assesses the invisible hand theorem and the emerging possibility of dual interpretations. Primary emphasis is put on drawing out the circumstances under which two interpretations are feasible.
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Shock Therapy vs. Gradualism: Approaches of India in 1990s and 2016.

This paper by Sanjana Medipally analyses gradualism mode of economic change which was the default mode of economic change in 1990s and the shock therapy mode of economic change which was seen during demonetisation drive in 2016 implemented in India.
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Public Policy Series – I

The Public Policy Series includes a diverse range of perspectives authored by students on the (re)conceptualization of public policy in its application and as a cross-fertilization of thought from other domains of social disciplines. This article is the first one in the public policy series. Read on to know what Soumya Chaturvedi has to say.
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On Debating the China Model and its Middle Class

The paper by Kartikeya Dwivedi discusses a new narrative of Chinese growth drawing parallels from history and throwing light on the secret of the economic rise of China by arguing that there exists a middle class which has made a thriving trade off between political oppression and economic freedom.
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Local Content Policy: A Strategic Way Towards Economic Development of Mozambique

Elisa Salaúde, through her article talks about Local Content Policy (LCP) in Mozambique which has come into limelight after the discovery of vast amount of natural resources. In this article she presents a template of some important measures that can be included in Mozambique’s LCP. Read on…
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The Volatile Politics of The Middle East and The Kurdish Question

Abstract: In this essay, I intend to discuss the Middle Eastern politics along with The Kurdish Question in detail. This essay comprises of a brief history of the Kurds and how the Kurds were affected during the Saddam Regime in Iraq and would focus on the Kurdish Question, along with how the Kurds were affected…
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Rajan’s craftsmanship

Through this article, Deepanshu Mohan expresses his concerns about the unsatisfactory approaches adopted by most educational institutions towards learning Economics, and lists out the factors that set Raghuram Rajan apart, as a brilliant craftsman of discipline of economics. In the book Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists*, written in 2004, Raghuram Rajan and Luigi Zingales argued…
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