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Blog Post
Is India’s Consumption Really Falling?
Josh Felman et al.
December 09, 2019
What do new figures from the leaked report from India's National Sample Survery (NSS) say about growth?
Blog Post
Reflecting on the 2019 State of Aadhaar Report: Good, but can be Better
Anit Mukherjee
November 27, 2019
It has now been a decade since India’s biometric identification system, Aadhaar, was set in motion. It has been an interesting journey with many twists, turns and speed bumps along the way, but one that is finally settling down into a more predictable path.
CGD NOTES
Towards Real-Time Governance: Using Digital Feedback to Improve Service, Voice, and Accountability
Alan Gelb et al.
November 14, 2019
Improving the quality, impact, and efficiency of public services is one of the most critical challenges of public policy. There are multiple ways of addressing these challenges, but a common theme is the need to put citizens at the center of governance and service delivery, through empowerment,&nbsp...
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A Quick Guide to 100+ Publications by Economics Nobel Winner Esther Duflo
David Evans
October 29, 2019
Two weeks ago, Esther Duflo won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences<, together with Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer, “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” In the blog post below, you’ll find a quick introduction to more than a hundred of ...
Blog Post
If India Stopped Growing, Would the IMF and World Bank Say So?
Justin Sandefur
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Julian Duggan
October 29, 2019
Leading economic indicators have slowed or reversed. Criticisms of official statistics are mounting. But the IMF and World Bank continue to forecast 6-percent growth by simple extrapolation.
Blog Post
For India to Take Climate Leadership, It Should Keep Forests in the Fiscal Devolution Formula
Jonah Busch et al.
October 24, 2019
Forests have been all over the news recently as the Brazilian Amazon burns and the world reacts. One of the most consequential decisions for India’s forests will be made soon in a surprising place—the country’s 15th Finance Commission.
POLICY PAPERS
Ecological Fiscal Transfers and Subnational Budgets: Did Forest-Based Fiscal Devolution Lead Indian States to Increase Forestry Expenditure?
Jonah Busch et al.
October 24, 2019
India’s ecological fiscal transfers provide Indian states with the incentive to increase their forestry budgets as an investment in increased future shares of central taxes. In this paper, we look at whether states are yet taking advantage of this opportunity.