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Wading through Irrationality: Demystifying Emotional Finance

Since the beginning of time, traditional financial decision-making has been based on logic, arithmetic, and statistical measures, neglecting emotions. Emotional finance studies how conscious and unconscious emotions influence investors’ individual decision-making that come to climax markets’ development.

Can Game Theory Help Understand Human Behavior in Times of Crisis?

Human behaviour often follows a pattern – there is an event, then a reaction, and then further reactions, few of them original, many of them borrowed. It is usually the most negative events – like crises, that evoke the most powerful reactions from people, surely replicated by others in some form or other. But what if we had an existing framework that mapped out how predictably we react?

Inefficient Fiscal Management, Extreme Populism and Increasing Dictatorial Powers: The Making of the Sri Lankan Economic Crisis

Given the problem of ‘twin deficit’– a budget shortfall as well as a current account deficit – it is natural to ponder how a country that consistently performed better than its neighbors in terms of various social indicators dug itself deep into this bottomless hole?

Thirteen Years of the Right to Education Act: A Stocktaking Brief

The article discusses the implementational status of the Right to Education (2009) Act, 13 years after its enactment. It picks a few key factors and promises by the law and provides a commentary on how they have fared against the test of reality.

With New PM Shehbaz Sharif Sworn in, a Look at what Lies Ahead for Pakistan

New Pakistan PM, Shehbaz Sharif’s key priorities will be addressing the country’s economic challenges, keeping a disparate coalition of right-wing and left-leaning parties together and a foreign policy less hostile to the west. While with India, people-to-people ties could get a boost and there is scope for resumption of bilateral trade via the Wagah-Attari land crossing. However, Sharif has limited political capital for any big ticket initiatives.

Climate Change is Changing the Way Apples are Being Produced. Here’s How

In terms of the acute risks of imminent climate change, the Himalayan environment is
extremely vulnerable. Because of its geology and terrain, the Himalayan ecosystem is rapidly nearing a state of disequilibrium, with visible changes in its resources and environment.

Conflicting Ideas and Contested Geographies: The Role of History in Explaining the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

This article takes a historical view of the Russian-Ukraine conflict to understand the idea of nationality, sovereignty, shared geographies. In doing so, it tries to make sense of the ongoing conflict to argue how history plays a dominant role in this conflict.

Health infrastructure of Rural Himachal Pradesh

April 8, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

Himachal Pradesh is a hilly state in northern India and because of its physiography, it creates a barrier to health service diffusion and accessibility. Despite performing admirably, the state nevertheless has healthcare difficulties such as a lack of medical personnel and inadequate infrastructure. This article compares the state’s rural health infrastructure to those of other hilly states and attempts to understand the reasons for the region’s current healthcare issues.

China’s Economic Slowdown and the Likely Impact on its Foreign Policy

April 7, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

China’s economy has witnessed a slowdown due to a number of reasons – stringent lockdowns to prevent the spread of covid19, some of Xi Jinping’s tough measures pertaining to sectors such as real estate. In recent weeks, there is a realisation that China needs a course correction and senior officials have made statements in this direction. Given its current economic state, it is likely that China may also rethink its foreign policy and ensure that ties with the west do not go downhill, in spite of the Ukraine crisis.

Bridging the Covid-19 Amplified Gender Digital Divide

March 28, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

Gender discrimination against women in the digital ecosystem has had many harmful ramifications, further amplified due to COVID. This article explores the causes and consequences of this divide and, most importantly, the solutions to bridge it through effective policies and measures to empower women both economically and socially.

Relooking the Altruistic Model of The Surrogacy Bill, 2020

March 28, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

As the current Surrogacy Bill of 2020 rests on an Altruistic Model and completely bans Commercial Surrogacy, this article converges various feminists opinion and legal cases to examine the current model exploring the possibility of making the practice commercial.

India’s Stance on Ukraine: Will it Impact Quad?

March 28, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

This article examines how India’s stance vis-à-vis Russia, on the Ukraine crisis has been different from other Quad members. While the US has not publicly criticised India it remains to be seen as to how New Delhi’s decision to not criticize Russia and purchase oil will impact the New Delhi-Washington relationship.

THE PLIGHT OF THE POOR IN NARELA: A LOOK AT FOOD, HOUSING, AND HEALTHCARE

March 20, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

While the government schemes and provisions to uplift the urban poor have been highly appreciated, especially during the pandemic, its infrequent and uneven benefits are testimony to the fact that there is much more that still needs to be done.

Budget 2022: Taxing of Cryptocurrency in India

March 19, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

In the budget speech, Finance minister Nirmala Sithraman announced a flat 30% tax rate on income generated from the transfer of digital assets. However, later she clarifies that this does not mean that these assets are legitimised, which was received with scepticism. This article first discusses how the legality of these assets is irrelevant to the government’s tax regime on them, and then moves on to discuss how we can interpret the government’s stance on digital assets through the lens of tax rates.

Viewing Caste as a Global Human Rights Crisis

March 19, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

Caste is a deeply embedded phenomenon in the social realities of the subcontinent, and while numerous practices under the ambit of caste are dehumanizing and restrict liberty of thought and movement, it is not clearly considered a human rights crisis by the Indian State.

Why it is Premature to Present AAP as a National Alternative to the BJP

March 19, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

There is no denying AAP’s success in the recent elections in Punjab. However, it would still be premature to present AAP as a national alternative to the BJP.

Tracing the Origins of Israel’s Diplomatic Relations and Foreign Policy

March 17, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

This article looks at the history of Israel’s diplomatic relations dating back to the 1940s during which the Jewish state transformed straight from a non-state entity to an internationally recognized modern nation-state. Additionally, it particularly explores the significance of the strategic partnership between Israel and the United States and its key role in Israel’s foreign policy.

Impact of Private Health Insurance in Achieving Universal Health Coverage in India

March 17, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

The article focuses on understanding the effect of Private Health Insurance on the three dimensions of Universal Health Coverage: access to care (utilization of inpatient and outpatient care), coverage principle, and financial protection.

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor – A Game-changer for Pakistan or a Project Doomed to Fail?

March 17, 2022 centreforneweconomicstudies

Given the numerous benefits expected from the megaproject, CPEC, which has been regarded as a “game-changer” for Pakistan and a “corridor that must not fail” for China, it is critical to assess the situation on the ground before making any unrealistic claims about what CPEC can bring about.

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The Slippery Road of Vegetable Oil

Wading through Irrationality: Demystifying Emotional Finance

The Rise and (Potential) Fall of Netflix

Power Insecurity in India: Over-reliance on Coal and the Future of Green Energy

Can Game Theory Help Understand Human Behavior in Times of Crisis?

Record Labels: The Third-Party Monopolies in the Music Industry

Inefficient Fiscal Management, Extreme Populism and Increasing Dictatorial Powers: The Making of the Sri Lankan Economic Crisis

The Future of Hydrogen Vehicles

Thirteen Years of the Right to Education Act: A Stocktaking Brief

With New PM Shehbaz Sharif Sworn in, a Look at what Lies Ahead for Pakistan

Climate Change is Changing the Way Apples are Being Produced. Here’s How

Conflicting Ideas and Contested Geographies: The Role of History in Explaining the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

Health infrastructure of Rural Himachal Pradesh

China’s Economic Slowdown and the Likely Impact on its Foreign Policy

Bridging the Covid-19 Amplified Gender Digital Divide

Relooking the Altruistic Model of The Surrogacy Bill, 2020

India’s Stance on Ukraine: Will it Impact Quad?

THE PLIGHT OF THE POOR IN NARELA: A LOOK AT FOOD, HOUSING, AND HEALTHCARE

Budget 2022: Taxing of Cryptocurrency in India

Viewing Caste as a Global Human Rights Crisis

Why it is Premature to Present AAP as a National Alternative to the BJP

Tracing the Origins of Israel’s Diplomatic Relations and Foreign Policy

Impact of Private Health Insurance in Achieving Universal Health Coverage in India

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor – A Game-changer for Pakistan or a Project Doomed to Fail?