Economic Growth – Page 4 – NICKELED AND DIMED

Immigration Politics: Consequences of policy changes on India’s outmigration to the US

Internal politics of America has been the driver of the Immigration Policy since the 1800s. Amisha Singh looks at the history of American Immigration Politics in light of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. The article provides an overview of the impact of the changing policies on Indian Immigrants, who constitute up to 75%…
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Marching towards another crisis—Malnutrition

The MDM scheme was a relief to many children and was contributing positively to fight malnutrition; however, the pandemic has interrupted its functioning.The following article will discuss the state of the MDM scheme during the pandemic to understand the nutritional insecurity that is threatening the vulnerable children.
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The Economics of Isolation (Part 1): Thinking like a consumeR

In the first part of a two-part series discussing the economic impacts of self-isolation and quarantines across the globe, Advaita Singh explores the changes in consumer behaviour due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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The invisible Highways : How the next tech revolution can prove doomsayers right?

Through this article, Vipul Gautam explores the problems and the doomsday fuss with technological advancements despite the prosperity it brought on.
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Economics of Uncertainty: Hong Kong’s National Security Law

China’s “one country, two systems” principle that marks its relationship with Hong Kong, recently took a hit and now appears to have merged into “one system”, as China passed the national security law last Tuesday, on the anniversary that marks the British handing over Hong Kong to China. While that principle had allowed the citizens…
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Victims of Industrial Accidents: The Poor State of Relief Safeguards for Them

Our continuous reliance on civil society’s pressure in seeking justice exposes the systemic failure of the state in ensuring the protection of our blue-collared workers. Rishita Sankrit writes about the victims of industrial accidents and how monetary compensations are not enough.
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BROKEN MARKETS: REFLECTIONS FROM INDIA’S LABOUR LANDSCAPE

Divyansh Singh provides a narrative to support the data in the Infosphere Issue on India’s labour markets.
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Media’s Hold Over Society Amidst Pandemic – A Capitalistic Drive

In this article. Varun Upmanyu talks about how the media has propagated the desensitization of the situation for some, while filling others with a fear bordering paranoia.
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UBI or Helicopter Money: The Way Forward for India

The National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC), in its response to the UN Human Rights Commission, has mentioned that the Central government is actively considering the implementation of universal basic income (UBI) in the country.
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Economics for Storytelling

This book is just a lead to my idea of economics being made accessible. Author Tim Harford says in the book, “Economics is about people – something that economists have done a very bad job at explaining.”
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CHINA’S GAME OF SHATRANJ

Foreign Direct Investment or FDI is a symbiotic relationship between foreign investors and local corporations. Most startups are not capital intensive and hence foreign investors fuel their growth in the competitive markets. The investors buy a dominant proportion of stocks in these corporations and expand their market by quickly acquiring upcoming strategies, equipment, technology, capital,…
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The Ideological Dominance of Capitalism Against Fighting Climate Change

Climate change poses the most daunting threat to humanity’s existence. I provide an analysis of climate change and its root causes by using the theory of ideological dominance. Over the past century, capitalism has established economic growth as the ultimate aim of countries and human lives for its own benefit, and the planet has had…
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