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Use of Number Operators in Finance
Read more: Use of Number Operators in FinanceIn this article, Professor Sudip Patra discusses the idea of number operators, borrowed from quantum field theory, and used in modelling financial market scenarios.
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The Impact of Inheritance and Succession Laws on the Economy: Significance of Inheritance and Succession
Read more: The Impact of Inheritance and Succession Laws on the Economy: Significance of Inheritance and SuccessionThrough this article, Pallavi Mall aims to show the social significance that inheritance plays, however, inheritance remains deeply problematic since the concept of inheritance perpetuates inequality and the concentration of wealth.
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Planning Commission to NITI Ayog
Read more: Planning Commission to NITI AyogIn this article, the author Lakshita Singh looks at the points of departure and continuity in the NITI Aayog from its predecessor, the Planning Commission.
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The Secret of the Forest
Read more: The Secret of the ForestThis poem by Nidhi Chaudhary is a description of 8th November 2016, how the nation was startled by a prompt demonetisation without any notice. It wraps itself up with the beauty of Unity and Tolerance in India. The developing nation is all about synergy, faith and co-operation
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Affiliations and Affirmative Action
Read more: Affiliations and Affirmative ActionIn this post, the authors trace the legal history of caste-based reservation in India, and contemplate the way forward.
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ECONOMICS OF PATENTS AND COMPULSORY LICENSING
Read more: ECONOMICS OF PATENTS AND COMPULSORY LICENSINGThrough this article, the author tries to elaborate on compulsory licensing as a legal instrument which can indirectly guarantee that the patients get access to essential commodities like life-saving drugs.
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Practicing Feminism in Economics
Read more: Practicing Feminism in EconomicsThis post tries to see economics through the lens of feminism and understand the workings of gender roles in an economy.
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The Accountability framework of UIDAI: Concerns and Solutions
Read more: The Accountability framework of UIDAI: Concerns and SolutionsIn this article by Vrinda Bhandari, Renuka Sane and Bhargavi Zaveri, they examine the foundations required to make UIDAI work properly looking far beyond the public discourse on privacy concerns and the power “Aadhaar” gives to the government. Read On..
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Bail, not Jail
Read more: Bail, not JailThe author Madhulika, addresses the issue of unjust provisions in the code of bail and various other fallacies in the criminal jurisprudence. She explains how there is no fixed determination of the bail amount and consequently unreasonably high amounts of bail lead to an unjust system which only the wealthy class can escape.
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The Budget After Demonetisation: Will the Government Reform India’s Tax Structure?
Read more: The Budget After Demonetisation: Will the Government Reform India’s Tax Structure?Demonetisation was meant to widen India’s tax base and increase our abysmally low tax-GDP ratio. The government could further this aim in more concrete ways through the Budget. In this article, Deepanshu Mohan talks about the possible budget scenarios after demonetisation. “Little else is required to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence…but…
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Rajan’s craftsmanship
Read more: Rajan’s craftsmanshipThrough 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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India’s Alternative Approach Towards African Market.
Read more: India’s Alternative Approach Towards African Market.In this article, Atharva argues that despite the availability of abundance of mineral reserves in Africa, the country depends on foreign economic actors and investments owing to the lack of a sustainable manufacturing sector. This makes Africa prone to exploitation, by countries that look for an external source to uplift their consumer markets. However, the…